In the Company of the Courtesan

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In the Company of the Courtesan

A Novel

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My lady, Fiammetta Bianchini, was plucking her eyebrows and biting color into her lips when the unthinkable happened and the Holy Roman Emperor's army blew a hole in the wall of God's eternal city, letting in a flood of half-starved, half-crazed troops bent on pillage and punishment.Thus begins In the Company of the Courtesan, Sarah Dunant's epic novel of life in Renaissance Italy. Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice, the shimmering city born out of water to become a miracle of east-west trade: rich and rancid, pious and profitable, beautiful and squalid. With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Yet as their fortunes rise, this perfect partnership comes under threat, from the searing passion of a lover who wants more than his allotted nights to the attentions of an admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his sultan's court. But Fiammetta and Bucino's greatest challenge comes from a young crippled woman, a blind healer who insinuates herself into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all.A story of desire and deception, sin and religion, loyalty and friendship, In the Company of the Courtesan paints a portrait of one of the world's greatest cities at its most potent moment in history: It is a picture that remains vivid long after the final page.From the Hardcover edition.

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English
Pages
385

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Cover of: In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel
February 6, 2007, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback in English
Cover of: Yan hua san jin
Yan hua san jin: zhu ru he ji nü de Weinisi zhuan qi
2007, Shanghai ren min chu ban she, Shanghai People s Publishing House Pub. Date :2007
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: In the company of the courtesan
In the company of the courtesan: a novel
2006, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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In the Company of the Courtesan
2006, Random House Publishing Group
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Cover of: In the company of the courtesan
In the company of the courtesan: a novel
2006, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
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In the company of the courtesan: a novel
2006, Random House Large Print
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Library of Congress
PR6054.U45756 I5 2007, PR6054.U45756I5 2007

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
385
Dimensions
7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight
9.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8021091M
Internet Archive
incompanyofcourt00duna_0
ISBN 10
0812974042
ISBN 13
9780812974041
LCCN
2007273787
Library Thing
83796
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62212

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