{"product_id":"the-rossetti-letter","title":"The Rossetti Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this captivating debut, Christi Phillips blends fact and fiction, suspense and sensuality into a vibrant, richly imagined novel in which a modern historian uncovers a courtesan's secret role in a shocking conspiracy of seventeenth-century Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClaire Donovan always dreamed of visiting Venice, though not as a chaperone for a surly teenager. But she can't pass up this chance to complete her Ph.D. thesis on Alessandra Rossetti, a mysterious courtesan who wrote a secret letter to the Venetian Council warning of a Spanish plot to overthrow the Venetian Republic in 1618. Claire views Alessandra as a heroine and harbors a secret hope that her findings will elevate Alessandra to a more prominent place in history. But an arrogant Cambridge professor is set to present a paper at a prestigious Venetian university denouncing Alessandra as a co-conspirator -- a move that could destroy Claire's paper and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Claire races to locate the documents that will reveal the courtesan's true motives, Alessandra's story comes to life with all the sensuality, political treachery, and violence of seventeenth-century Venice. Claire also falls under the city's spell. She is courted by a handsome Italian, matches wits with her academic adversary, bonds with her troubled young charge, and, amid the boundless beauty of Venice, recaptures the joy of living every moment....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLayering wit and warmth into her portraits of two very different yet equally dynamic heroines, Christi Phillips shifts effortlessly between past and present in a remarkable novel that is at once a love story, a mystery, and an intriguing historical drama. Filled with beautifully rendered details of one of the world's oldest and most magical cities, The Rossetti Letter marks Phillips's debut as a writer of extraordinary skill and grace., ISBN13:9781416527381 ISBN10:1416527389 Material Type:paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Book Depot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46345215770787,"sku":"A-STR_UBD_H00012WF","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/9227\/5107\/files\/81K3T-JkQSL.jpg?v=1760012475","url":"https:\/\/usedbookdepot.com\/products\/the-rossetti-letter","provider":"Used Book Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}