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DescriptionTwo people meet in a crowded London theatre one night in 1785. They quickly become lovers - and slowly discover that neither is what he/she at first appeared to be. As a spy for the Venetian state, Mimosina trades in dangerous secrets, and Valentine Greatrakes, the mastermind behind London's quacks, in elaborate lies. Reviews'Vivid descriptions of the seedier parts of 17th-century London and the upper echelons of Venetian society ... Compelling' - Sunday Times Travel Magazine 'A pacy, atmospheric narrative that exposes the dark secrets of Enlightenment Venice and London' - Mary Laven, author of Virgins of Venice Author descriptionMichelle Lovric is the author of two previous novels for Virago and she compiles bestselling anthologies for clients such as Past Times and the British Museum. She divides her time between her converted wharf on the Thames and a palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice. |