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Sarah Dunant
Other Titles by This Author:
In the Company of the Courtesan
Mapping the Edge
Sacred Hearts
Snow Storms in a Hot Climate
The Birth of Venus
Transgressions
Sarah Dunant
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- ISBN: 1844085961
- ISBN-13: 9781844085965
- Publication Date: 25 Jun 2009
- Pages: 480 (198 x 126)
- Format: Hardback
- Published Price: £14.99
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1570 in the Italian city of Ferrara, and the convent of Santa Caterina is filled with noble women who are married to Christ because many cannot find husbands outside. Enter sixteen-year-old Serafina, ripped by her family from an illicit love affair, howling with rage and hormones and determined to escape. While on the other side of the great walls, counter-reformation forces in the Church are pushing for change, inside, Serafina's spirit and defiance ignite a fire that threatens to engulf the whole convent. SACRED HEARTS is a novel about power, creativity and passion - both of the body and of the soul. Hidden history brought alive by a wonderful storyteller, renowned for her Italian Renaissance novels. -
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:
Sarah Dunant has written eight novels and edited two books of essays. She has worked widely in television, radio and in print and is currently presenting Radio 3's flagship arts show Night Waves. She has two children and lives in London and Florence. -
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