Imagine you are one mment ill in bed, and the next transported to a world what is awash with deception, intrigue and glamour. This is exactly what happens to Lucien. In a spine-tingling discovery, Lucien finds out that he is in fact a 'Stravagante'- somebody who, with the help of a talisman, can transport himself in time and place. But that is not all-in his new-found world it appears that he is integral to saving city, Bellezza, from disaster…
Swishing velvet, glittering masks, political intrigue and treachery, a demanding and imperious Duchessa - Mary Hoffman has combined all of these and more to create the wonderful world of sixteenth-century Bellezza. Inspired by Venice, the city is filled with an extraordinary richness that touches all the senses-thrillingly spiced with danger.
1. The Marriage with the Sea
2. The Scuola Mandoliera
3. A Garden in the Air
4. The Stravaganti
5. Lagoon City
6. Doctor Death
7. Where Beauty Wears a Mask
8. A Jar of Rainbows
9. Twelve Towers
10. A Bridge of Boats
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