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The Jewels of Paradise
Donna Leon
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Description for The Jewels of Paradise
Paperback. Caterina Pellegrini is a young Venetian musicologist hired to find the rightful heir to an alleged treasure concealed by a once-famous, but now almost forgotten, baroque composer. Sworn to secrecy, Caterina can solve the mystery only by searching through the papers contained in two chests that have not been opened for centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
From the bestselling author of the Brunetti crime series comes The Jewels of Paradise, a gripping tale of intrigue, music, history and greed and Donna Leon's first stand-alone novel.
Caterina Pellegrini is a young Venetian musicologist hired to find the rightful heir to an alleged treasure concealed by a once-famous, but now almost forgotten, baroque composer. Sworn to secrecy, Caterina can solve the mystery only by searching through the papers contained in two chests that have not been opened for centuries.
As she delves into all quarters of his life, she is drawn into one of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
244g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099580270
SKU
V9780099580270
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-36
About Donna Leon
Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna's books have been translated into thirty-five languages and ... Read more
Reviews for The Jewels of Paradise
Jewels of Paradise demonstrates the author’s deep understanding of Venice, and is an entertaining work that questions the changing values of life over the ages. Like life, it makes you wait to the end to understand the plot.
Selected by Lord Browne (former Chief Executive of BP) as his summer read in the Financial Times Written with all ... Read more
Selected by Lord Browne (former Chief Executive of BP) as his summer read in the Financial Times Written with all ... Read more