Daughter of Venice
by Donna Jo Napoli
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Author: Donna Jo NapoliEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-12-09
ISBN: 0440229286
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
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Book Review: Amazing Story of A Young Girl In Historical Venice
Summary: 5 Stars
The year is 1592, and fourteen-year-old Donata would do anything to escape from her family's palazzo, which is located on Venice's infamous Grand Canal. As in every Italian noble family, only one son and one daughter will marry, meaning that Donata and her twin sister, Laura, will be forced to live out their days in a convent. Donata prays every night that she will be able to escape her fate, and that she will finally be allowed to be tutored like her brothers, and to see the whole of Venice, that she has only been able to see on a map. Soon Donata comes up with a plan, one that will help her to escape her palazzo, and see the world of Venice that she has been shut away from since birth. Soon she is confronted with the hardships that Venetians face, poverty, hunger, different religions, etc. It is these things that will change her life, and her family's life forever as they know it.Donna Jo Napoli has created a character that will be loved by readers of all ages, young and old. Donata is a spirited, hard-headed, determined young girl, who dreams of seeing the outside world that she has never had the opportunity to experience. She is caring, and wants nothing more than to help the poverty-stricken, as opposed to being locked up in a convent where she will do nothing but worship her days away. The descriptions of historical Venice are beautiful, and at times you feel that you are right there with Donata. Basking in the Venetian sun, and running along the paved Venetian roads. This is a must have book for anyone interested in historical fiction, or Italy / Venice.
Erika Sorocco
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