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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;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The story of the lost child / by Ferrante, Elena,author.; Goldstein, Ann,1949-translator.; Ferrante, Elena.Storia della bambina perduta.English.;
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Female friendship;
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The curse of Pietro Houdini : a novel / by Miller, Derek B.,1970-author.;
"August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is all alone. Newly orphaned and fleeing from Rome after surviving the American bombing raid that killed his parents, Massimo is attacked by thugs and finds himself bloodied at the base of the Montecassino. It is there in the Benedictine abbey's shadow that a charismatic and cryptic man calling himself Pietro Houdini, the self-proclaimed 'Master Artist and confidante of the Vatican,' rescues Massimo and brings him up the mountain to serve as his assistant in preserving the treasures that lay within the monastery walls. But can Massimo believe what Pietro is saying, particularly when Massimo has secrets too? Who is this extraordinary man? When it becomes evident that Montecassino will soon become the front line in the war, Pietro Houdini and Massimo execute a plan to smuggle three priceless Titian paintings to safety down the mountain. They are joined by a nurse concealing a nefarious past, a café owner turned murderer, a wounded but chipper German soldier, and a pair of lovers along with their injured mule, Ferrari. Together they will lie, cheat, steal, fight, kill, and sin their way through battlefields to survive, all while smuggling the Renaissance masterpieces and the bag full of ancient Greek gold they have rescued from the 'safe keeping' of the Germans"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Art; Monasteries; Orphans; Painting; Secrecy; Smugglers; World War, 1939-1945;
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Out of her depth / by Barber, Lizzy,author.;
"There are summers that will change your life. There are summers that may end it. In the lush green hills beyond Florence sits the Villa Medici--a graceful pensione surrounded by manicured gardens. Rachel, a college student from an unfashionable London suburb, can't believe her luck in landing a summer job here. Especially when she's drawn into a circle of privileged young sophisticates, including her glamorous co-worker Diana, who promises to help Rachel win the affections of handsome, confident Sebastian. But as champagne flows and rivalries fester in the Tuscan countryside, Rachel realizes that Diana has motivations of her own. Adrift in a world of backstabbing and bedhopping, lavish parties and easy betrayal, Rachel feels the stakes rising along with the temperatures until, one night, something snaps. Someone dies. And nothing will ever be the same ..."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; British; Murder; Rich people; Summer employment; Women college students;
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Kaffe Fassett's quilts in Italy : 20 designs from Rowan for patchwork and quilting / by Fassett, Kaffe,author.;
Subjects: Quilting.; Patchwork.; Handicraft.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The girl from Venice / by Smith, Martin Cruz,1942-author.;
"Venice, 1945. The war may be waning, but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo comes across a young woman's body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble. Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia rather than hand her over to the Nazis. This act of kindness leads them into the world of Partisans, random executions, the arts of forgery and high explosives, Mussolini's broken promises, the black market and gold, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Incontinent on the continent : my mother, her walker, and our grand tour of Italy / by Christmas, Jane.;
Subjects: Christmas, Jane,; Mothers and daughters.;
© 2009., Greystone Books,
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The story of a new name / by Ferrante, Elena.; Ferrante, Elena.Storia del nuovo cognome.English.; Goldstein, Ann.;
Two friends, Lila and Elena, are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls mature into women, paying the cruel price that this passage exacts.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Female friendship; Self-realization in women;
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When in Rome : a novel / by Callanan, Liam,author.;
Desperate for a new start in life at age fifty-two, Claire takes a chance on a trip to Rome to assist the funny, fearless nuns at a struggling convent, and confronts her own missed connection with convent life in the past as well as an old flame who reappears in her life just as she's about to make a momentous decision.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Convents; Middle-aged women; Nuns;
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Immaculate [videorecording] / by Lobel, Andrew,screenwriter.; Mohan, Michael,film director.; Morte, Alvaro,actor.; Sweeney, Sydney,1997-actor.; Tabasco, Simona,1994-actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli.Cecilia is an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia's warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Haunted places; Nuns; Secrecy; Good and evil; Convents;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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