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A Venetian Affair
A Venetian Affair: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in the 18th Century | Andrea Di Robilant
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In the waning days of Venice’s glory in the mid-1700s, Andrea Memmo was scion to one the city’s oldest patrician families. At the age of twenty-four he fell passionately in love with sixteen-year-old Giustiniana Wynne, the beautiful, illegitimate daughter of a Venetian mother and British father. Because of their dramatically different positions in society, they could not marry. And Giustiniana’s mother, afraid that an affair would ruin her daughter’s chances to form a more suitable union, forbade them to see each other. Her prohibition only fueled their desire and so began their torrid, secret seven-year-affair, enlisting the aid of a few intimates and servants (willing to risk their own positions) to shuttle love letters back and forth and to help facilitate their clandestine meetings. Eventually, Giustiniana found herself pregnant and she turned for help to the infamous Casanova–himself infatuated with her. Two and half centuries later, the unbelievable story of this star-crossed couple is told in a breathtaking narrative, re-created in part from the passionate, clandestine letters Andrea and Giustiniana wrote to each other. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Octoberwoman
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

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Kaila-ann
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Bailedbailed

I‘m bailing at 56 pages. The thought of picking this back up and slogging through it fills me with dread. The premise, a forbidden love affair in 18th century Venice as told through actual love letters, sounds promising. The execution, on the other hand, is flat, dry and boring. The lovers seem more petty and narcissistic than star crossed and ill fortuned. I just can‘t- life is short and there are many more books to be read!! On to the next one!

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SheReadsAndWrites
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Headed home from Italy. Fantastic trip. 😎 Reading this on the plane home. Was recommended by one of our guides. #travel #italy #readvenice

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Rrkaras1
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Piqued my interest as I had just returned from visiting Venice. Enjoyed historical aspect.