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  • The Lost Diary of Venice

  • A Novel
  • By: Margaux DeRoux
  • Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
  • Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (20 ratings)

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The Lost Diary of Venice

By: Margaux DeRoux
Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
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Publisher's summary

Two impossible love stories are fatefully connected by one artistic legacy in a stunning debut that leaps between the mysteries of late-Renaissance Venice and the dramas of present-day America.

“Enchanting from the first page.” (Sarah Jio, New York Times best-selling author of All the Flowers in Paris)

In the wake of her father's death, Rose Newlin finds solace in her work as a book restorer. Then, one rainy Connecticut afternoon, a struggling painter appears at her door. William Lomazzo brings with him a 16th-century treatise on art, which Rose quickly identifies as a palimpsest: a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge when William - a married man - and Rose experience an instant, unspoken attraction.

Five centuries earlier, Renaissance-era Venetians find themselves at the mercy of an encroaching Ottoman fleet preparing for a bloody war. Giovanni Lomazzo, a portrait artist grappling with tragedy, discovers that his vision is fading with each passing day. Facing the possibility of a completely dark world, Gio begins to document his every encounter, including what may be his final artistic feat: a commission to paint the enchanting courtesan of one of Venice’s most powerful military commanders. Soon, however, Gio finds himself enraptured by a magnificent forbidden love.

Spellbound by Gio's revelations, Rose and William are soon forced to confront the reality of their own mystifying connection.

A richly detailed pause resister shadowed by one of history's darkest times, The Lost Diary of Venice weaves a heartbreakingly vivid portrait of two vastly different worlds - and two tales of entrancing, unrelenting love.

©2020 Margaux DeRoux (P)2020 Random House Audio

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Engrossing!

Initially seemed a little slow but only because I was multi-tasking and didn’t give it my full attention. Restarted on a jog and was truly caught up in the story. Finished after two weeks of runs and very much enjoyed.

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