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001 2013464483
003 DLC
005 20131121080239.0
008 131104s2013 onc 000 1 eng d
010 $a 2013464483
016 $a20139026266
020 $a9780385668217 (pbk.)
020 $a038566821X (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn835167998
040 $aTOH$beng$cTOH$dNLC$dYDXCP$dOCLCO$dUAU$dCDX$dOCLCA$dG8V$dOCLCQ$dDLC$erda
042 $alccopycat
043 $ae-fr---
050 00 $aPR9199.4.N69$bM87 2013
082 04 $aC813/.6$223
100 1 $aNovik, Mary,$d1945-
245 10 $aMuse :$ba novel /$cMary Novik.
260 $a[Toronto, Ont.] :$bDoubleday Canada,$c[2013]
300 $a324 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
530 $aIssued also in electronic format.
520 $a"The story of the charismatic woman who was the inspiration behind Petrarch's sublime love poetry. Solange LeBlanc begins life in the tempestuous streets of 14th century Avignon, a city of men dominated by the Pope and his palace. When her mother, a harlot, dies in childbirth, Solange is raised by Benedictines who believe she has the gift of clairvoyance. Trained as a scribe, but troubled by disturbing visions and tempted by a more carnal life, she escapes to Avignon, where she becomes entangled in a love triangle with the poet Petrarch, becoming not only his muse but also his lover. Later, when her gift for prophecy catches the Pope's ear, Solange becomes Pope Clement VI's mistress and confidante in the most celebrated court in Europe. When the plague kills a third of Avignon's population, Solange is accused of sorcery and is forced once again to reinvent herself and fight against a final, mortal conspiracy. Muse is a sweeping historical epic that magically evokes the Renaissance, capturing a time and place caught between the shadows of the past and the promise of a new cultural awakening."--Publisher.
600 10 $aPetrarca, Francesco,$d1304-1374$vFiction.
600 00 $aClement$bVI,$cPope,$dapproximately 1291-1352$vFiction.
651 0 $aAvignon (France)$xHistory$y14th century$vFiction.
600 16 $aPetrarca, Francesco,$d1304-1374$vRomans, nouvelles, etc.
600 06 $aClément,$bVI,$cpape,$denviron 1291-1352$vRomans, nouvelles, etc.
650 6 $aAvignon (France)$xHistoire$y14e siècle$vRomans, nouvelles, etc.
776 1 $aNovik, Mary, 1945-, author.$tMuse.$w(CaOONL)20139026274