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Bezig met laden... The Watercolouristdoor Beatrice Masini
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. In the early nineteenth-century, young watercolourist Bianca is commissioned to illustrate all the plants in the extensive grounds of a grand villa on the outskirts of Milan in Italy. Her employer is the eccentric poet Don Titta who is part of the first stirrings of the unification of Italy. Recently orphaned, Bianca is soon accepted into Titta's family which includes his delicate wife, five children, and his dominating mother. But her place within the household is uncertain, she is neither servant nor family. Biana soon discovers there are secrets within the household and sets out to answer her many questions. Struggled to finish. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Kate Morton meets the Brontës in this coming-of-age mystery novel, set in a grand house in nineteenth-century Italy.A young woman arrives at a beautiful villa in the countryside outside Milan. Bianca, a gifted young watercolourist, has been commissioned to illustrate the plants in the magnificent grounds. Bianca settles into her grand new home, invited into the heart of the family by the eccentric poet Don Titta, his five children, his elegant and delicate wife and powerful, controlling mother. As the seasons pass, the young watercolourist develops her art - inspired by the landscape around her - and attracts many admirers. And while most of the household's servants view her with envy, she soon develops a special affection for one housemaid, who, she is intrigued to learn, has mysterious origins . . . But as Bianca's determination to unlock the secrets of the villa grows, she little notices the dangers that lie all around her. Who is the mysterious woman she has glimpsed in the gardens? What could Don Titta and his friends be whispering about so furtively? And while Bianca watches so carefully for clues, who is watching her? In The Watercolourist, set against the intoxicating background of an Italy on the cusp of change, a young woman's naive curiosity will take her far into the territory of hidden secrets, of untold truth and of love.PRAISE FOR THE WATERCOLOURIST"Bianca is reminiscent of both Elizabeth Bennet of Pride and Prejudice and Jo March of Little Women" Il Sole 24 Ore"There's something of Manzoni . . . there are the heartbeats of the youngest Brontë sister, Anne, with her Agnes Grey . . . and, as in Rowling's Casual Vacancy, children are the best part of the story" la Repubblica Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)853.92Literature Italian Italian fiction 1900- 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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