Friday, May 13, 2011

The Mystery Bookshelf: The Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato

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The Mystery Bookshelf, where you can discover a world of mystery and suspense, is pleased to feature a new crime novel we recently received from the publisher.

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The Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato
Non-series
St. Martin's Griffin (Trade Paperback)
Publication Date: May 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-60958-0

The Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato
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About The Daughter of Siena (from the publisher): Amid the intrigue and danger of 18th-century Italy, a young woman becomes embroiled in romance and treachery with a rider in the Palio, the breathtaking horse race set in Siena ...

It’s 1729, and the Palio, a white-knuckle horse race, is soon to be held in the heart of the peerless Tuscan city of Siena. But the beauty and pageantry masks the deadly rivalry that exists among the city’s districts. Each ward, represented by an animal symbol, puts forth a rider to claim the winner’s banner, but the contest turns citizens into tribes and men into beasts—and beautiful, headstrong, young Pia Tolomei is in love with a rider of an opposing ward, an outsider who threatens the shaky balance of intrigue and influence that rules the land.

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About Marina Fiorato: A history graduate of Oxford University and the University of Venice, she specialized in the study of Shakespeare’s plays as an historical source. After University she studied art and has since worked as an illustrator, actress, and film reviewer. She was married on the Grand Canal in Venice and lives in London with her husband, son, and daughter. Visit her website at MarinaFiorato.com.

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