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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
June 12, 2007
Pages
350
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780345479570
ISBN-10
0345479572
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$24.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Drawn by a letter from a student who dies under mysterious circumstances, literature professor Rose Asher journeys to the rustic Italian villa where she had first met her one-time lover Bruno Brunelli and finds herself caught up in the dangerous search for a missing folio containing what some believe are some long-lost sonnets penned by William Shakespeare. Reader's Guide available. 30,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: For how thy memory has lingered onâ
In spite of cruelest winterâs drear and howlâ
By inner mirror seen; Iâve dwelled upon,
I must confess, my treachery most foul.
Did Shakespeare pen a series of passionate sonnets, unknown to modern scholarship, ardently praising a mysterious dark-haired beauty? This tantalizing question is raised in a letter to literature professor Rose Asher. But the letterâs author, Roseâs star pupil, is not telling. A troubled, enigmatic young man, he plunged to his death in front of the collegeâs entire faculty, an apparent suicide. Determined to find the truth, Rose journeys from New York to Italy, back to the magnificent Tuscan villa where as an undergraduate she first fell in love.
La Civetta is a dreamlike place, resplendent with the heady scent of lemon trees and the sunsetâs ocher wash across its bricks and cobbles. Once there Rose finds her first love still in residence. Torn between her mission and her rekindled feelings, Rose becomes enmeshed in a treacherous tangle of secrets and scandal. A folio containing what some believe to be one of Shakespeareâs lost sonnets has vanished, and literary immortality awaits whoever finds the manuscriptâas do a vast Italian estate and a Hollywood movie deal. Uncertain whom she can trust and where she can turn, Rose races against time and unseen enemies in a bid to find the missing masterpiece.
Lush, lyrical, and enthralling, The Sonnet Lover vividly brings to life the Tuscan countryside and the fascinating world of the Renaissance poets. Unmatched in her ability to evoke atmosphere and intrigue, Carol Goodman delivers her most ambitious and satisfying work to date, a seductive novel that skillfully propels its reader headlong to the final suspenseful page.
In spite of cruelest winterâs drear and howlâ
By inner mirror seen; Iâve dwelled upon,
I must confess, my treachery most foul.
Did Shakespeare pen a series of passionate sonnets, unknown to modern scholarship, ardently praising a mysterious dark-haired beauty? This tantalizing question is raised in a letter to literature professor Rose Asher. But the letterâs author, Roseâs star pupil, is not telling. A troubled, enigmatic young man, he plunged to his death in front of the collegeâs entire faculty, an apparent suicide. Determined to find the truth, Rose journeys from New York to Italy, back to the magnificent Tuscan villa where as an undergraduate she first fell in love.
La Civetta is a dreamlike place, resplendent with the heady scent of lemon trees and the sunsetâs ocher wash across its bricks and cobbles. Once there Rose finds her first love still in residence. Torn between her mission and her rekindled feelings, Rose becomes enmeshed in a treacherous tangle of secrets and scandal. A folio containing what some believe to be one of Shakespeareâs lost sonnets has vanished, and literary immortality awaits whoever finds the manuscriptâas do a vast Italian estate and a Hollywood movie deal. Uncertain whom she can trust and where she can turn, Rose races against time and unseen enemies in a bid to find the missing masterpiece.
Lush, lyrical, and enthralling, The Sonnet Lover vividly brings to life the Tuscan countryside and the fascinating world of the Renaissance poets. Unmatched in her ability to evoke atmosphere and intrigue, Carol Goodman delivers her most ambitious and satisfying work to date, a seductive novel that skillfully propels its reader headlong to the final suspenseful page.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
1 edition from Ballantine Books (June 12, 2007)
9780345479570 | details & prices | 350 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Drawn by a letter from a student who dies under mysterious circumstances, literature professor Rose Asher journeys to Italy in search of a missing folio containing what some believe are lost sonnets penned by William Shakespeare.
About: Drawn by a letter from a student who dies under mysterious circumstances, literature professor Rose Asher journeys to Italy in search of a missing folio containing what some believe are lost sonnets penned by William Shakespeare.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Ballantine Books (June 1, 2017)
9780345479587 | details & prices | 384 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.00
About: For how thy memory has lingered onâIn spite of cruelest winterâs drear and howlâBy inner mirror seen; Iâve dwelled upon,I must confess, my treachery most foul.
About: For how thy memory has lingered onâIn spite of cruelest winterâs drear and howlâBy inner mirror seen; Iâve dwelled upon,I must confess, my treachery most foul.
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