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Stravaganza : city of masks / Mary Hoffman

Author
Hoffman, Mary, 1945-
Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2002.
New York : Distributed to the trade by St. Martin's Press.
Edition
First U.S. ed.
Physical Description
344 pages ; 21 cm
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Contents
Prologue: Reading the future -- Marriage with the sea -- Scuola Mandoliera -- Garden in the air -- Stravaganti -- Lagoon city -- Doctor Death -- Where beauty wears a mask -- Jar of rainbows -- Twelve towers -- Bridge of boats -- Hand of fortune -- Two brothers -- Death sentence -- Bridge of Sighs -- Language of lace -- Glass room -- Death of a duchess -- Viva Bellezza! -- Between worlds -- Out of the shadows -- Man in black -- Epilogue: Carnival.
Summary
While sick in bed with cancer, Lucien begins making journeys to a place in a parallel world that resembles Venice, Italy, and he becomes caught up in the political intrigues surrounding the Duchessa who rules the city. Lucien is very sick: he struggles just to sit up in bed, plagued with exhaustion brought on by the treatment for his cancer. But a mysterious gift from his father changes all that. Whenever Lucien holds the beautiful Italian journal, his mind is swept away to an enchanting Venice-like city called Bellezza while his earthly body sleeps peacefully. During his many visits to the city, which becomes more and more real, Lucien learns that he is a Stravagante, capable of travelling between two worlds. But as his body begins to follow his mind to this other world, there is always the chance that Lucien may be caught on the other side of time, and not be able to return. The first of three incredible adventures to this land of Italian enchantment; Stravaganza.
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ISBN
1582347913
Note
Map on front lining page.
Sequel: Stravaganza: city of stars.
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