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Loading... The Day Laid on the Altar (1999)by Adria Bernardi
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An Amazon reviewer wrote, "If you are at all interested in art, or have any intrigue with Italy, you'll find this book completely captivating," but I had the complete opposite reaction to "The Day Laid on the Altar." I love fiction set in the world of art and artists, especially those set in Italy. Venice is my absolutely favorite city in the world. Nevertheless, I could barely make myself finish this book. The prose is beautiful and poetic, but that is not enough to propel a novel, even a very short novel such as this one (barely 200 pages). There is little to no plot. The section on Titian made me want to put down the book and find a non-fiction work about Titian and his family. However, as this was Bernardi's first work, I plan to try another book by her. Just not right away. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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A fictional account of the lives of 16th century Italian artisans, artists, and peasants explores their different responses to similiar life-and-death experiences. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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