August 2011
101 posts
Books to read while abroad!
This weeks posting is all about novels set in Venice, Italy. Below I’ve included links to amazon for each book so you can check out the summary and possibly buy it if you’re interested!
- Death At La Fenice- By, Donna Leon
http://www.amazon.com/Death-at-Fenice-Donna-Leon/dp/B000A1773C/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314280161&sr=1-2 - A Thousand Days In Venice- By, Marlena de Blasi http://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Venice-Ballantine-Readers-Circle/dp/0345457641/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314280443&sr=1-1
- A Venetian Affair- By, Andrea Di Robilant http://www.amazon.com/Venetian-Affair-True-Forbidden-Century/dp/0375726179/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314280502&sr=1-1
- The Rossetti Letter- By, Christi Phillips http://www.amazon.com/Rossetti-Letter-Christi-Phillips/dp/1416527389/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314280663&sr=1-
- The Palace: A Novel- By, Lisa St. Aubin de Teran http://www.amazon.com/Palace-Lisa-St-Aubin Teran/dp/B000C4SRLS/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314280937&sr=1-6
- The Bay of Noon- By, Shirley Hazzard http://www.amazon.com/Bay-Noon-Novel-Shirley Hazzard/dp/B0058M8F9I/ref=sr_1_1s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314281023&sr=1-
- The City of Falling Angels- By, John Berendt http://www.amazon.com/City-Falling-Angels-John-Berendt/dp/B000YT9COM/ref=sr_1_1s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314281208&sr=1-
- The Gondola Scam- By, Jonathan Gash http://www.amazon.com/Gondola-Scam-Jonathan-Gash/dp/B003X898YK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314281522&sr=1-1
- The Talented Mr. Ripley- By, Patricia Highsmith http://www.amazon.com/Talented-Mr-Ripley-Patricia-Highsmith/dp/0393332144/ref=sr_1_1s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314281643&sr=1-
- Venetian Dreaming- By, Paula Weideger http://www.amazon.com/Venetian-Dreaming-PaulaWeideger/dp/B000F6ZACW/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
- Miss Garnet’s Angel- By, Salley Vickers http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Garnets-Angel-SalleyVickers/dp/B0041T4N7W/ref=sr_1_1s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314282310&sr=1-
- The Marriage Of The Sea- By, Jane Allison http://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Sea-Novel-Jane-Alison/dp/0312422555/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314282628&sr=1-1
Let me know what you pick!
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