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Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, here is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed from the author of The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi . • "Intelligent, poignant, and yes, sexy.... A literary page-turner for those with a brain as well as a heart." — San Francisco ChronicleLucia works as a servant girl in Italy and is engaged to be married. But after the pox disfigures her face, she flees in shame without telling her lover. Years later, as a reknowned Amsterdam courtesan who never goes out without her veil, Lucia is at the theater when she recognizes her long-lost fiancé, Giacomo Casanova; and she cannot resist the opportunity to encounter him again.Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, Lucia emerges as a brilliant woman who becomes every bit his match. In Lucia’s Eyes is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed.
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In Lucia's Eyes, Arthur Japin
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2007
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- Titel
- In Lucia's Eyes
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Arthur Japin
- Uitgever
- Vintage
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2007
- Formaat
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 140009612X
- ISBN13
- 9781400096121
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historische romans, Liefde, School, Zuid-Europa, Italië, Seksualiteit & intimiteit, Maatschappelijke romans, Novelles, 21e Eeuw, 18e Eeuw, Nederlandse Literatuur, Prostitutie, Venetië, Amsterdam, Variola, Giacomo Casanova, 1725–1798
- Eerste editie
- 2003
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Een schitterend gebrek
- Beoordeling
- 4 van 5
- Aantekening
- Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, here is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed from the author of The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi . • "Intelligent, poignant, and yes, sexy.... A literary page-turner for those with a brain as well as a heart." — San Francisco ChronicleLucia works as a servant girl in Italy and is engaged to be married. But after the pox disfigures her face, she flees in shame without telling her lover. Years later, as a reknowned Amsterdam courtesan who never goes out without her veil, Lucia is at the theater when she recognizes her long-lost fiancé, Giacomo Casanova; and she cannot resist the opportunity to encounter him again.Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, Lucia emerges as a brilliant woman who becomes every bit his match. In Lucia’s Eyes is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed.