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In the Company of the Courtesan

By: Sarah Dunant
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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 The year is 1527. While the Papal city of Rome burns, two of her most interesting and wily citizens slip away. Though almost as damaged as their beloved city, Fiammetta Bianchini and Bucino Teodoldi, a fabulous courtesan and her dwarf companion, are already planning their future. They head for the shimmering beauty of Venice, a honey pot of wealth and trade where they start to rebuild their business. As a partnership they are invincible: Bucino, clever with a sharp eye and a wicked tongue, and Fiammetta, beautiful and shrewd, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Venice, however, is a city that holds its own temptations.©2006 Sarah Dunant (P)2007 W F Howes Ltd. Historical Fiction Fiction Money Italy Rome
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The scene setting is beautiful and it’s an interesting story. I first read this as a teenager and it was still good to listen after 15 years.

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