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The Blind Contessa's New Machine

English · Paperback

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Informationen zum Autor Carey Wallace Klappentext An enchantingly imagined romance inspired by the true story of the typewriter's invention. Carolina Fantoni, a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy, is going blind. Neither her parents nor her fiancé believe her. Only her friend Turri, an eccentric local inventor, understands. As darkness erases Carolina's world, she discovers one place where she can still see-in her dreams-yet she remains isolated from the outside world. Desperate to communicate with Carolina, Turri creates a peculiar contraption for her: the world's first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will mark both their lives forever. Zusammenfassung An enchantingly imagined romance inspired by the true story of the typewriter's invention. Carolina Fantoni! a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy! is going blind. Neither her parents nor her fiancé believe her. Only her friend Turri! an eccentric local inventor! understands. As darkness erases Carolina's world! she discovers one place where she can still see-in her dreams-yet she remains isolated from the outside world. Desperate to communicate with Carolina! Turri creates a peculiar contraption for her: the world's first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will mark both their lives forever.

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Authors Carey Wallace
Publisher Penguin Books USA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 31.07.2011
 
EAN 9780143119319
ISBN 978-0-14-311931-9
No. of pages 224
Dimensions 130 mm x 180 mm x 17 mm
Subject Fiction > Narrative literature

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