The Venetian mask

Rosalind Laker

first published 1993 Doubleday, 1993 422 pages

Enduring friendships and long-held vendettas come alive against the splendor and decadence of eighteenth-century Venice.In 1775 Venice--known to outsiders as "the brothel of Europe"--the tradition of mask-wearing has allowed adultery and debauchery to flourish. But Marietta and Elena, two dear friends at the Ospedale della Pieta, a world-famous orphanage and music school for girls, know little of that milieu--until t...

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The Venetian Mask edition · 2008 · Crown Publishing Group · 9780307410184
The Venetian mask paperback · 2008 · Three Rivers Press · 453 pages · 9780307352569
The Venetian mask edition · 1993 · Thorndike Press · 742 pages
The Venetian mask edition · 1993 · Doubleday · 422 pages

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