1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns - brutally sacked by an invading army including ... more
Protestant heretics - two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed as the enemy breaks down ...
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breathtaking historical novel about love, beauty, the politics of sex and the power of loyalty set in Venice, one of the world's most spectacular cities, featuri...
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STOCKED 30/3/06 From the internationally bestselling author of The Birth Of Venus, comes a ... more
breathtaking historical novel about love, beauty, the politics of sex and the power of loyalty set in Venice, one of the world's most spectacular cities, featuring a fabulous courtesan and her dwarf.
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Advantages: Intelligent thrillerwith strong female characters Disadvantages: Might be too complex if you prefer a lighter read
SarahDunant is probably best-known now for her recent historical novels The Birth of Venus and In the Company of The Courtesan, but in a previous life she wrote intelligent thrillers with strong female protagonists - like Snow Storms in a Hot Climate. This novel is set in the booming cocaine trade of the eighties; Marla becomes entangled in it when it emerges that her best friend, Elly, has been in a relationship with a cocaine smuggler. Marla is an ice-cool academic and clashes with the drugs scene - even if she isn't the moralist that certain people expect her to be.
It soon becomes clear that Elly is in over her head and even her boyfriend, the charming and distrustful Lenny, is worried about her. Marla plans to swoop in and rescue Elly, bringing her back to England and safety, but it doesn't turn out to be that simple... Marla ...
Advantages: Unpredictable, great plot, excellent writing Disadvantages: Unpredictable! I didn't know what to expect, so choosing it was difficult.
it's just a missing CD, but things become more sinister when she arrives home to find the first track of one of her CDs playing - meaning that someone must've switched it on just a few minutes before she got in?
Sally thinks she's finally succumbed to madness, letting her over-active imagination sweep her into a torrent of paranoia, but Elizabeth knows she's not making it up. In her search to discover what's happening, she seeks solace in her local church and an understanding vicar, who suggests she has a poltergeist.
I found myself constantly trying to second-guess the plot, wondering whether it was going to turn into a supernatural thriller or a documentation of insanity or something else. I wasn't successful: Dunant leads the narrative down routes that I never considered and admits the reader to Elizabeth's state of confusion ...
Advantages: Some nice performances and a few laughs Disadvantages: It's desperately average
head of Globecom Teddy K; a reptilian Richard Branson, who is the king of corporate syllogisms and has a knack of turning questions on people so that if he doesn?t have the answer, he doesn?t look stupid.
The soundtrack to the movie is a lazy middle-of-the-road that relies heavily on male singers with their acoustic guitars. So we get yet more Damien Rice and Christian Leontes. Things are livened up slightly by Peter Gabriel?s ?Solsbury Hill?, but it?s been used so often that it feels like a cliché. The score by Stephen Trask features brooding cellos and lively xylophones and flutes, but is never interesting enough to hold the attention.
?In Good Company? is a likeable family comedy-drama that flirts with the idea of growing-up and growing old disgracefully but never has anything new to say on either subject. The performances are as ...
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Product details
EAN
9781844082292
Type
Fiction
Genre
Historical Fiction
Title
In the Company of the Courtesan
Author
Sarah Dunant
Edition
Paperback
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
ISBN
1844082296
Manufacturer's product description
1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns - brutally sacked by an invading army including Protestant heretics - two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away, their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed as the enemy breaks down their doors. Though almost as damaged as their beloved city, Fiammetta Bianchini and Bucino Teodoldi - a fabulous courtesan and her dwarf companion - are already planning their future. They head for the shimmering beauty of Venice, a honey pot of wealth and trade where they start to rebuild their business. As a partnership they are invincible: Bucino, clever with a sharp eye and a wicked tongue and Fiammetta, beautiful and shrewd, trained from birth to charm, entertain and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Venice, however, is a city which holds its own temptations. From the admiring Turk in search of human novelties for his Sultan's court, to the searing passion of a young lover who wants more than his allotted nights. But the greatest challenge comes from a young blind woman, a purveyor of health and beauty, who insinuates her way into their lives and hearts with devastating consequences for them all.
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