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The Cardinal. by Weir, Alison.;
In this novel of friendship and betrayal at the royal court, Alison Weir explores the rise of Thomas Wolsey, who was Henry VIII's chief advisor - until the king accused him of treason.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Biographical; FICTION / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Sagas;
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A Daughter's Place : A Novel. by Bátiz, Martha.;
'A Daughter's Place' is a sweeping historical romance inspired by the real-life illegitimate daughter of Miguel de Cervantes, celebrated author of 'Don Quixote'. Capturing two tumultuous decades of Golden Age Spain in rich historical detail, Martha Batiz paints a portrait of a family on the precipice of great change and the fiercely independent woman at its centre striving to make a life of her own. Martha Batiz lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Women;
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The Keeper of Lost Art : A Novel. by Morelli, Laura.;
During WWII, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her familys Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. 'The Keeper of Lost Art' is a moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events. From the author of 'The Last Masterpiece'. Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust; FICTION / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Historical / World War II; FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage;
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The Keeper of Lost Art [text (large print)] : A Novel. by Morelli, Laura.;
During WWII, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her familys Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. 'The Keeper of Lost Art' is a moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events. From the author of 'The Last Masterpiece'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust; FICTION / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Historical / World War II; FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage;
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Thus with a Kiss I Die. by Dodd, Christina.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA, ISBN 9781496750167. Rosie, the eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet, returns to sleuth another killer in Verona. Meanwhile, revolution threatens, for beneath Verona societys glittering surface lurk dark shadows - and an enemy eager to make Rosie a heroine in her own right.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy; FICTION / Romance / Suspense;
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The Venetian Heretic. by Cameron, Christian.;
Venice is alive with magic as audiences are being transported, for the first time, by the power of the Opera. But beneath it all: espionage, organized crime, and murder. Swordsman Richard Hughes is plunged into the thick of the murkiest, most dangerous European politics, at a moment when someone is trying to destroy the opera, and Venice itself. Christian Cameron lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Media Tie-In; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional; FICTION / Romance / Historical / Renaissance; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / World Literature / France / 19th Century;
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Perspective(s) : a novel / by Binet, Laurent,author.; Taylor, Sam,1970-translator.; translation of:Binet, Laurent.Perspective(s).English.;
"Bursting with characters and historical color, Laurent Binet's Perspective(s) is a labyrinthine murder mystery that shows us Renaissance Florence as we've never seen it before"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Epistolary fiction.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Artists; Letters; Murder; Renaissance;
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The lost diary of Venice / by DeRoux, Margaux,author.;
In 'The Lost Diary of Venice' two impossible love stories are fatefully connected by one artistic legacy in a stunning debut that leaps between the mysteries of late-Renaissance Venice and the dramas of present-day America.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo, 1538-1600; Painters; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Art restorers;
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Marvelous : a novel / by Greeley, Molly,author.;
A novel set in the French royal court of Catherine de' Medici during the Renaissance follows Pedro Gonzales, an unusual man who, delivered by a slave broker into France's royal court, becomes the favorite of the queen who is determined to find him a bride.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589; Marriage;
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Tuscan daughter : a novel / by Rochon, Lisa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'Tuscan Daughter' is a novel of beauty and inspiration set in Renaissance Florence about a young and defiant female artist searching for her mother. Lisa Rochon is an award-winning architecture critic and cultural commentator. She is the two-time winner of the National Newspaper Awards for her "City Space" column in the Globe and Mail, and the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's President's Award for Architectural Journalism. She lives in Toronto, ON. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Women artists; Families; Renaissance;
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