The Rosetti Letter - Christi Phillips (2007)In the 17th centuary, Alessandra Rosetti is faced with the choice of poverty or the convent after her father and brother are drowned with the family riches. Choosing instead to become a courtesan, mixing with Venetians most powerful men.
Claire Donovan is a Phd student who is studying the Spanish conspiracy in the Venice of the 1600s. In order to finish her dissertation, she must go to Venice to do some research. Without funds she finds herself a job of being companion to a teenager in order to finance her trip. Also present in Venice at the same time, is Andrew Kent, a Cambridge professor who is writing a book on the same topic.
For a first novel it was well written, and I am sure well researched with authentic Venetian details. Certainly a perfect novel to stay in bed and read on our wild, wet and windy winter weekend. 3/5
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I read this last year and really enjoyed it. Have you seen the follow-up, The Devlin Diary? That one is good, too! I reviewed it a couple of weeks ago on Books 'N Border Collies:
http://booksnbordercollies.blogspot.com/2009/06/devlin-diary.html
Lezlie
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