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e synopsis for Rupert Thomson’s Secrecy piqued my interest, but the execution did not work for me. The novel centers on Gaetano Zummo. Zummo is a wax sculptor who has just accepted the patronage of the Grand Duke of Florence at the end of the seventeenth century. All he wants is to pursue his work m...
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bookshelves: one-penny-wonder, paper-read, tbr-busting-2012, autumn-2012, dystopian, sci-fi, published-2005 Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Vivienne Read from September 05 to October 16, 2012 Dedication: To darling Eva, with a love that knows no boundaries.Opening quote: It was as if a curtain had ...
I'm clearly in a bad mood this week for rating books - consider this 2.5 rather than 2.This is another book which had some really solid ideas behind it but which didn't quite have enough of a story to go with. The realisation of the Divided Kingdom was fabulous and I really liked the writing, but it...
17/08 - I'm enjoying this but at the same time having a few problems with the fact that the situation in Florence isn't properly explained for someone who doesn't already know the history. I was a big fan of the tv series The Borgias, but that is about the extent of my knowledge of Italy prior to t...
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