{"product_id":"9781984819505","title":"The Lost Diary of Venice: 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=\"\"\u003eDeRoux, Margaux\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\u003eBallantine Books\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\u003e6\/15\/2021\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\u003eTwo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Enchanting from the first page.”—Sarah Jio,\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Flowers in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the wake of her father’s death, Rose Newlin finds solace in her work as a book restorer. Then, one rainy Connecticut afternoon, a struggling painter appears at her door. William Lomazzo brings with him a sixteenth-century treatise on art, which Rose quickly identifies as a palimpsest: a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge when William—a married man—and Rose experience an instant, unspoken attraction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive centuries earlier, Renaissance-era Venetians find themselves at the mercy of an encroaching Ottoman fleet preparing for a bloody war. Giovanni Lomazzo, a portrait artist grappling with tragedy, discovers that his vision is fading with each passing day. Facing the possibility of a completely dark world, Gio begins to document his every encounter, including what may be his final artistic feat: a commission to paint the enchanting courtesan of one of Venice’s most powerful military commanders. Soon, however, Gio finds himself enraptured by a magnificent forbidden love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spellbound by Gio’s revelations, Rose and William are soon forced to confront the reality of their own mystifying connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA richly detailed page-turner shadowed by one of history’s darkest times, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Diary of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a heartbreakingly vivid portrait of two vastly different worlds—and two tales of entrancing, unrelenting love.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43352193892607,"sku":"9781984819505","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781984819505_s600x595.jpg?v=1782319429","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781984819505","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}