![]() ![]() The novel is avidly researched, but Dunant adds life to the 'true ( story through her colourful characters. In the Company of the Courtesan demonstrates again Dunant's fascination with Renaissance Italy. Dunant creates a large cast of vivid characters, none more so than La Draga, the blind healer, whose fate provides the novel's climax.This is an enthralling novel that will give the reader as much pleasure as Fiammetta does her clients ( Michael Arditti, Daily Mail) Dunant has a sharp eye for the tawdry attractions of the carnal canal city, and a keen nose for hypocrisy, especially in the Church. After taking us to Florence in The Birth of Venus, she moves on to Venice with In the Company of the Courtesan. There is no more accomplished guide to Renaissance Italy than Sarah Dunant. ![]()
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