The Pindar Diamond
(Sprache: Englisch)
Eine mysteriöse Frau wird ans Ufer gespült, sie ist stumm und umklammert ein Baby. Die Dorfbewohner lassen sie nach Venedig bringen - Lust, Gier, Habsucht und Gefahr bilden das Fundament für diesen packenden historischen Roman, angelegt im Venedig des 17. Jahrhunderts.
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Eine mysteriöse Frau wird ans Ufer gespült, sie ist stumm und umklammert ein Baby. Die Dorfbewohner lassen sie nach Venedig bringen - Lust, Gier, Habsucht und Gefahr bilden das Fundament für diesen packenden historischen Roman, angelegt im Venedig des 17. Jahrhunderts.
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In a small town on the Italian coast, a mysterious woman washes ashore. She is crippled, mute, and clutches a bundle to her chest-a baby the townspeople insist is a real-life mermaid. It can only bring bad luck; they pay a troupe of acrobats to carry mother and child away.In the bustling trade center of Venice, merchant Paul Pindar is the subject of his colleagues' concern. Since his return from Constantinople, they have found him changed; raging over the loss of his beloved, Celia, he has gambled away his fortune at the gaming tables. But when a priceless blue diamond surfaces in the city, Pindar recognizes the opportunity to regain everything he has lost-including, perhaps, the woman he loves.
A celebrated writer of history and travel books, Katie Hickman has always been a master of evoking time and place. With The Pindar Diamond, her follow-up to The Aviary Gate, she brings early-seventeenth-century Italy vividly to life, and also demonstrates her maturity as a novelist. A tale of love and avarice, with a touch of the mystical, The Pindar Diamond is rich with historical detail, and unfolds with urgency and grace. It is accomplished, wholly satisfying historical fiction.
Autoren-Porträt von Katie Hickman
Katie Hickman is the author of several previous books, including history books, travel narratives, and novels. She has been shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, and for the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year award. Hickman lives in London with her two children and her husband, the philosopher A.C. Grayling.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Katie Hickman
- 2011, 384 Seiten, Maße: 11,3 x 17,9 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408810492
- ISBN-13: 9781408810491
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „The Pindar Diamond “
Sixteenth-century sexual politics inside the Ottoman sultan's harem come to life...[in] this historical novel featuring exotic locales and erotic suituations... Hickman creates richly describes imaginative moments. Publishers Weekly on The Aviary Gate Teasing, erotic, suspenseful and expertly done Daily Mail on The Aviary Gate Forbidden love, sailors and secrets - fasten your seat belts for Hickman's period tome ... Think Jane Austen meets Pirates of the Carribean In Style on The Aviary Gate A magical, engrossing read that takes us inside a sixteenth-century harem - and into a world populatred by scheming, exotic characters ... With all the intricate detail of historical non-fiction and all the pace of a romantic drama, this really is beautifully written stuff Glamour on The Aviary Gate
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