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Garden of Venus

English · Paperback / Softback

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Garden of Venus is the story of an extraordinary life woveninto the fabric of Eastern European history. A saga that sweeps from the olivegroves of Greece to the bazaars of Istanbul, from a draughty Berlin palace tothe inner chambers of Marie Antoinette's gilded Parisian boudoir, this is thelife of a girl-daughter of a Greek peasant-who became a courtesan, courtier,countess and confidante to tsars, queens and kings. Based on the life of the famous and beloved courtier andcountess La Belle Phanariote, Stachniak's novel is brilliantly written andalive with unforgettable characters. Garden of Venus is analluring, sensuous and exotic saga from a winner of the Amazon.com/ Books in Canada First Novel Award.

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Authors Eva Stachniak
Publisher Harper Perennial USA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 11.04.2006
 
EAN 9780006395430
ISBN 978-0-00-639543-0
No. of pages 480
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION: General, 2005;2006;2007

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