The Most Serene Republic of Venice at the beginning of the 17th century is all about Carnival. A printing workshop catches fire. A common fire, quite frequent at a time when people used candles for lighting.
Mireille Camel takes us into this world where luxury, lust, and aristocracy mingle with the common folk. Crimes, unexplained deaths, this is the recipe for a captivating and eventful novel. Who are the heroes? Who are the traitors? We discover them as we turn the pages, sometimes even getting it wrong, but no matter, the heroine always finds a gallant knight to help her.
Her goal? To find her father. Why the fire in the printer’s workshop, which wasn’t accidental? An engraving, a grimoire that even interests the French ambassador.
This novel lets us discover the maritime republic of Venice. The Grand Canal, the houses, palaces, and convents. A bit of its history through this intrigue. Women are the key to this novel; they love, they hate, real Venetian lionesses. The timeless historical guide of a city that is timeless itself.
Thierry Jan
