What Casanova Told Me
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0676975771 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The mystery of Asked For's fate—as well as that of Luce's mother—unfolds through the alternating perspectives of past and present. On the way, Luce must deliver important family documents to a library in Venice: the diary of ancestor Asked For Adams, the spirited and independent daughter of a cousin of President John Adams; another document that appears to be written in Arabic; and letters in Casanova's hand. Though the many parallels between Asked For and Luce strain credibility, their stories weave together well and Asked For, in particular, has a bright, engaging voice. From Publishers Weekly The mystery of Casanova's last great love lies at the center of Swan's alluring
But the charming countess is in fact Giacomo Casanova, disguised to avoid the authorities, and when the two meet up again at Venice’s historic belltower, their destinies begin to intertwine. Lawrence, and were recently authenticated by a Harvard expert. On her way to the Mediterranean, Luce Adams doesn’t expect her life to be much affected by her travels, let alone drastically altered. What Casanova Told Me links two women’s journeys across two centuries, through a long lost journal. Upon the unexpected death of her father, Asked For abandons Francis and accepts Casanova’s invitation to join him on a romantic quest to Constantinople. And as the journeys of the two women converge, Luce finds her own way of moving through the world, Asked For learns what it means to live an ideal life, and both discover the brilliance, passion and generous spirit of the great Casanova.What Casanova Told Me has received rave reviews. The novel was a finalist for the 2004 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Canada and Caribbean Region, and was picked as one of The Globe and Mail’s top books of 2004. Maclean’s named Asked For Adams one of the five best fictional characters of 2004 and called her “the utterly charming cor
Mercedes J. said Not My Favorite. This was a very slow-moving book. I picked it up on a whim at the bookstore, and now I'm regretting spending $"Not My Favorite" according to Mercedes J.. This was a very slow-moving book. I picked it up on a whim at the bookstore, and now I'm regretting spending $25 on it. The idea of the story is very interesting, but the execution of it was poorly done. Luce Adams is traveling with her dead-mothers female lover Lee, to Venice and Athens. She's there to give important family. 5 on it. The idea of the story is very interesting, but the execution of it was poorly done. Luce Adams is traveling with her dead-mothers female lover Lee, to Venice and Athens. She's there to give important family