A Venetian Affair

ISBN-10
1845056809
ISBN-13
9781845056803
Series
A Venetian Affair
Category
Large print books
Pages
485
Language
English
Published
2004
Author
Andrea Di Robilant

Description

It's hard to imagine a more romantic real-life story than the long and forbidden love affair of the 18th ­ century Venetian nobleman Andrea Memmo and a half-English beauty named Giustiniana Wynne. In 1753 Memmo had been introduced to Giustiniana, a girl of uncertain background. Her family's position was precarious enough in Venice's rigid society, and her mother took every step to prevent the young aristocrat from corrupting her daughter. But the two lovers began to meet in secret - exchanging letters through confederates and communicating in public through an elaborate code of nods and gestures. They even came within a few days of being married before further dark revelations about Giustiniana's family put a permanent end to their hopes...

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