| The Marchesa Contributor(s): Hornby, Simonetta Agnello (Author), McEwen, Alastair (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0312427476 ISBN-13: 9780312427474 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: A triumphant follow-up to Simonetta Agnello Hornby's internationally acclaimed "The Almond Picker," this entertaining new novel is an intricate family saga interwoven with violent passions, cruelty, deceit, and the abuse of power. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Cultural Region - Mediterranean - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the award-winning and internationally acclaimed author of The Almond Picker comes this sumptuous family saga set in nineteenth-century Sicily. Costanza Safamita is the beloved daughter of the Baron Domenico Safamita: Red-haired, gawky, and shy, she is considered an outsider by many on her family's estate. But when her adoring father makes her the sole heir to the Safamita fortune, she finds herself plunged into the glittering world of Palermo society, and into the arms of a depraved husband. As Costanza endures the travails of her marriage, she must also fight to preserve the family's household and way of life against the tide of revolution and change. Set against the fall of the Bourbon monarchy, and the rise of the mafia, The Marchesa is a scintillating family drama, and a masterly fresco of a now vanished world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hornby, Simonetta Agnello: - SIMONETTA AGNELLO HORNBY was born in Palermo and studied law in England, where she now lives. She is also the author of The Almond Picker. |