by Donna Jo Napoli
Daughter Of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli -- this one had some real life inspiration too. Napoli says the character of Donata was inspired by the real life story of Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, a female scholar, musician and artist who in 1678 became the very first woman ever to earn a university de...
I really liked this book. It took me twice to read it all the way though, but I was so glad I did. A beautiful story and one I could relate too. The start is slow, but it gets much better as it goes on.
Impulse buy - looks interesting.
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