'Spellbinding' ELIF SHAFAK'Ingenious' THE TIMES, Book of the Year'Sparkling'OBSERVER'A triumph' PHILIP PULLMAN'As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead' INDEPENDENT'Meticulously researched and evoking the beauty of the Venice lagoon' PHILIPPA GREGORY'A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game' SPECTATORFROM THE GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRINGVenice, 1486.
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