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Venice, 1576. Five years after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto, a ship steals unnoticed into Venice bearing a deadly cargo. A man, more dead than alive, disembarks and staggers into Piazza San Marco. He brings a gift to Venice from Constantinople. Within days the city is infected with bubonic plague-and the Turkish sultan has his revenge.
But the ship also holds a secret stowaway-Feyra, a young and beautiful harem doctor fleeing a future as the sultan's concubine. Only her wits and medical knowledge keep her alive as the plague ravages Venice.
In despair, the doge commissions the architect Andrea Palladio to build the greatest church of his career-an offering to God so magnificent that Venice will be saved. But Palladio's life is in danger too, and it will require all the skills of Annibale Cason, the city's finest plague doctor, to keep him alive. What Cason had not counted on was meeting Feyra, who is now under Palladio's protection-an impossible woman whose medical skills and determination are matched only by his own.
From Marina Fiorato, author of the acclaimed historical novel The Glassblower of Murano, comes a triumphant return to historical Venice with The Venetian Bargain. Title Info. Part One: The Black Horse. Prologue
Chapter 1.
Chapter 2.
Chapter 3.
Chapter 4.
Chapter 5.
Chapter 6..
Chapter 7.
Chapter 8 .
Chapter 9.
Chapter 10.
Chapter 11.
Part Two: The Birdman. Chapter 12.
Chapter 13.
Chapter 14.
Chapter 15.
Chapter 16.
Chapter 17.
Chapter 18.
Chapter 19.
Chapter 20.
Chapter 21.
Chapter 22.
Chapter 23.
Chapter 24.
Chapter 25.
Chapter 26.
Part Three: The Lion. Chapter 27.
Chapter 28.
Chapter 29.
Chapter 30.
Chapter 31.
Chapter 32.
Chapter 33.
Chapter 34.
Chapter 35.
Part Four: The Red Horse. Chapter 36.
Chapter 37.
Chapter 38.
Chapter 39.
Chapter 40.
Part Five: The White Horse. Chapter 41.
Chapter 42.
Chapter 43.
Chapter 44.
Chapter 45.
Part Six: The Pale Horse. Chapter 46.
Chapter 47.
Epilogue: Constantinople, Three Years Later
"Fiorato's passion for the Italian Renaissance, and Venice in particular, shines in her latest imaginative and colorful tale. The historical details…merge with a cross-cultural love story that is touching and relevant to today's reader."
"Venice in 1576 is the captivating yet deadly setting for this beautifully written, intriguing foray into the lives of two very different doctors battling the same enemy while trying to find their footing on personal ground…Captivating language, intricate details, and a very dramatic story line combine to entice anyone interested in historical fiction and timeless tales."
"Fiorato nimbly weaves cultural, religious, architectural, and medical histories into this captivating romance."
But the ship also holds a secret stowaway-Feyra, a young and beautiful harem doctor fleeing a future as the sultan's concubine. Only her wits and medical knowledge keep her alive as the plague ravages Venice.
In despair, the doge commissions the architect Andrea Palladio to build the greatest church of his career-an offering to God so magnificent that Venice will be saved. But Palladio's life is in danger too, and it will require all the skills of Annibale Cason, the city's finest plague doctor, to keep him alive. What Cason had not counted on was meeting Feyra, who is now under Palladio's protection-an impossible woman whose medical skills and determination are matched only by his own.
From Marina Fiorato, author of the acclaimed historical novel The Glassblower of Murano, comes a triumphant return to historical Venice with The Venetian Bargain. Title Info. Part One: The Black Horse. Prologue
Chapter 1.
Chapter 2.
Chapter 3.
Chapter 4.
Chapter 5.
Chapter 6..
Chapter 7.
Chapter 8 .
Chapter 9.
Chapter 10.
Chapter 11.
Part Two: The Birdman. Chapter 12.
Chapter 13.
Chapter 14.
Chapter 15.
Chapter 16.
Chapter 17.
Chapter 18.
Chapter 19.
Chapter 20.
Chapter 21.
Chapter 22.
Chapter 23.
Chapter 24.
Chapter 25.
Chapter 26.
Part Three: The Lion. Chapter 27.
Chapter 28.
Chapter 29.
Chapter 30.
Chapter 31.
Chapter 32.
Chapter 33.
Chapter 34.
Chapter 35.
Part Four: The Red Horse. Chapter 36.
Chapter 37.
Chapter 38.
Chapter 39.
Chapter 40.
Part Five: The White Horse. Chapter 41.
Chapter 42.
Chapter 43.
Chapter 44.
Chapter 45.
Part Six: The Pale Horse. Chapter 46.
Chapter 47.
Epilogue: Constantinople, Three Years Later
"Fiorato's passion for the Italian Renaissance, and Venice in particular, shines in her latest imaginative and colorful tale. The historical details…merge with a cross-cultural love story that is touching and relevant to today's reader."
"Venice in 1576 is the captivating yet deadly setting for this beautifully written, intriguing foray into the lives of two very different doctors battling the same enemy while trying to find their footing on personal ground…Captivating language, intricate details, and a very dramatic story line combine to entice anyone interested in historical fiction and timeless tales."
"Fiorato nimbly weaves cultural, religious, architectural, and medical histories into this captivating romance."