THE BOTTICELLI SECRET
Book ID/图书代码： 12691010B36161
English Summary/英文概要： Gloriously fresh and vivid, with a deliciously irreverant heroine, The Botticelli Secret is Marina Fiorato’s most ambitious achievement to date.
When Luciana Vetra is asked to pose for a painter friend, she doesn’t mind serving as the model for the central figure of Flora in Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece Primavera.
But when the artist dismisses her without payment, she steals an unfinished version of the painting-only to find that someone is ready to kill her to get it back.
In this exhilarating cross between The Da Vinci Code and The Birth of Venus, an irrepressible young woman in 15th-century Italy must flee for her life after stumbling upon a deadly secret when she serves as a model for Botticelli...
When part-time model and full-time prostitute Luciana Vetra is asked by one of her most exalted clients to pose for a painter friend, she doesn’t mind serving as the model for the central figure of Flora in Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece "Primavera." But when the artist dismisses her without payment, Luciana impulsively steals an unfinished version of the painting--only to find that somone is ready to kill her to get it back.
What could possibly be so valuable about the picture? As friends and clients are slaughtered around her, Luciana turns to the one man who has never desired her beauty, novice librarian Brother Guido. Fleeing Venice together, Luciana and Guido race through the nine cities of Renaissance Italy, pursued by ruthless foes who are determined to keep them from decoding the painting’s secrets.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在这部糅合着《达芬奇密码》和《维纳斯的诞生》激动人心的故事中，一个桀骜不驯的15世纪意大利少妇在为波提切利（Botticelli文艺复兴早期的著名意大利画家）担当模特儿时，无意间发现了一个致命的秘密之后，而不得不置身逃离…
当一名兼职模特儿和职业妓女的露西安娜•维特拉(Luciana Vetra)被她最为尊贵的一个客户请求为画家朋友作画摆姿势时，她并不介意自己成为桑德罗•波提切利(Sandro Botticelli)的杰作“Primavera/春”画卷中的人物。 但当这位意大利画家艺用完她后，没有支付一分钱时， 露西安娜冲动地窃取了一幅尚未完成的画作—只有在她后发觉有人不惜杀了她也要夺回画作后，她才意识到事态的严重性。
为何这幅画为如此这般的价值连城？当她身边的朋友和客户相继遇害时，露西安娜只得求助于从从未认为她天生丽质，刚刚接手图书馆馆长的兄长奇诺的帮助。他们一同逃往维纳斯，一路上，露西安娜和奇诺穿越了文艺复兴时期的九座意大利城市，被当时决意要保护这幅画作背后隐藏秘密的无情敌人追杀着…… (Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：“Fiorato creates her own masterpiece set at the height of Medici power. Renaissance Italy comes alive in brilliant sights and sounds from marbled halls to filthy sewers. Luciana is irrepressible, unabashed, and an absolute hoot while Guido foils her nicely as the learned, noble Holmes to her Watson.”---Booklist
Praise for Marina Fiorato’s previous novel, THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO:
"Marina Fiorato has fashioned a double tale of artistry, love, and intrigue, plotted as cunningly as her characters commit treachery....It took my breath away." ---Susan Vreeland, author of Girl in Hyacinth Blue
"An intriguing mix of history, mystery, art, music, poetry, romance, and politics....Gripping....Writing with charm and authenticity, Fiorato produces a blend of historical mystery and modern romance that is thoroughly entertaining." ---Booklist
"Those who enjoy intrigue and European history will be easily drawn into this romantic story." ---Publishers Weekly
"Fiorato captivates her reader as surely and intricately as the beautiful city of Venice enchants her characters. A fascinating tale of mystery and dedication, of love and betrayal." ---Kate Furnivall, author of The Russian Concubine
"The Glassblower of Murano is a compelling story, richly detailed, with wonderful, memorably drawn characters."---Diane Haeger, author of The Ruby Ring
"Marina Fiorato has beautifully recreated the bright, glittering world of the seventeenth-century glassblower, and nestled it surely within a compelling contemporary romance." ---Jeanne Kalogrides, author of The Borgia Bride
About the Author/作者介绍： Marina Fiorato半個威尼斯人，畢業于牛津大學與威尼斯大學歷史系，專長是研究莎士比亞戲劇中的歷史。大學畢業後，她研讀美術，曾經當過繪者、演員與影評家。曾替知名搖滾團體包括U2與滾石設計巡迴演唱設計視覺效果。目前與老公、孩子住在英國。Marina 2008年出版的第一本作品THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO（簡繁體版權熱烈洽詢中）立刻讓她成為暢銷作家。至今已售超過20萬本。美國近期由St. Martin’s出版社出版，除英美之外，翻譯版權曾受包括韓國在內的15國。曾被英國最大的連鎖書店Waterstones選為夏季推薦，The Bookseller1月份雜誌封面，英國最知名的設計與生活雜誌ELLE DECORATION英國版6月號跨頁介紹。作者網頁：http://www.marinafiorato.com/
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