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Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, here is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed from the author of The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi . • "Intelligent, poignant, and yes, sexy.... A literary page-turner for those with a brain as well as a heart." — San Francisco ChronicleLucia works as a servant girl in Italy and is engaged to be married. But after the pox disfigures her face, she flees in shame without telling her lover. Years later, as a reknowned Amsterdam courtesan who never goes out without her veil, Lucia is at the theater when she recognizes her long-lost fiancé, Giacomo Casanova; and she cannot resist the opportunity to encounter him again.Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, Lucia emerges as a brilliant woman who becomes every bit his match. In Lucia’s Eyes is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed.
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In Lucia's Eyes, Arthur Japin
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- In Lucia's Eyes
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Arthur Japin
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 140009612X
- ISBN13
- 9781400096121
- Series
- Tags
- Love, School, Southern Europe, Italy, Sexuality & Intimacy, Novellas, 21st Century, 18th century, Dutch Literature, Venice, Prostitution, Amsterdam, Smallpox, Giacomo Casanova, 1725–1798
- First published
- 2003
- Original title
- Een schitterend gebrek
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, here is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed from the author of The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi . • "Intelligent, poignant, and yes, sexy.... A literary page-turner for those with a brain as well as a heart." — San Francisco ChronicleLucia works as a servant girl in Italy and is engaged to be married. But after the pox disfigures her face, she flees in shame without telling her lover. Years later, as a reknowned Amsterdam courtesan who never goes out without her veil, Lucia is at the theater when she recognizes her long-lost fiancé, Giacomo Casanova; and she cannot resist the opportunity to encounter him again.Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova’s legendary diaries, Lucia emerges as a brilliant woman who becomes every bit his match. In Lucia’s Eyes is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed.