by Sarah Dunant · Virago · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781844082292
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«In the Company of the Courtesan» is the historical novel by Sarah Dunant, published by Virago in paperback (416 pages, in English).
In 1527, while Rome is sacked, the courtesan Fiammetta Bianchini and her companion Bucino, a shrewd man of small stature, escape to Venice to start their lives anew. In the city they rebuild their business of luxury and pleasure, but must navigate new temptations and the growing influence of a young blind woman who enters their lives.
It is the novel following «The Birth of Venus» by Sarah Dunant and was published on 18 January 2007.
Will appeal to readers of historical fiction and fiction set in the Italian Renaissance, with a courtesan protagonist and a plot of intrigue.
Sarah Dunant is a British novelist, journalist, broadcaster, and critic.
