{"product_id":"9780307352569","title":"The Venetian Mask: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLaker, Rosalind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/25\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnduring friendships and long-held vendettas come alive against the splendor and  decadence of eighteenth-century Venice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1775 Venice--known to outsiders as “the  brothel of Europe”--the tradition of mask-wearing has allowed adultery and debauchery  to flourish. But Marietta and Elena, two friends at the Ospedale della Pietà,  a world-famous orphanage and music school for girls, know little of that milieu--until  they come of age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Elena is forced to wed the head of the Celano clan, a jealous,  brutal man, while Marietta marries Domenico Torrisi, whose family vendetta with the  Celanos is centuries old. Tradition dictates that the friends should never speak  again, but their bond is too strong to break. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the French Revolution unsettles  all of Europe, Elena’s husband frames Domenico and he becomes a political prisoner.  Marietta and Elena plot to save him, and the women discover that Venetian masks have  noble purposes, too--but will their efforts put their own lives at risk?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Embodying  the glitter and the treachery of the city it portrays, \u003ci\u003eThe Venetian Mask\u003c\/i\u003e will keep  you turning pages long into the night.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43365493473535,"sku":"9780307352569","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780307352569_s600x595.jpg?v=1775587622","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780307352569","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}