Song of the Flutist: Epic of the Ancient Etruscans (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781450256605)

Two thousand years before Dante, Michelangelo and the Medici of the Renaissance, the extraordinary Etruscans civilized central Italy.

3 generations of the ambitious Porenna-Laris clan
2 powerful rival cities threaten to tear apart this noble family
1 mysterious Flutist guides their journey to the afterlife.

Meanwhile, The Great Prediction heralds doom.

Amidst pestilence, tyranny, deceit and murder, sophisticated Etruria prospers. Magnificent temples, sumptuous dwellings and roads with arched bridges dot the land. Men revere women. Women own property. Couples eat together at banquets wearing fashionable tunics and stylish leather shoes, while the rest of the cosmos goes barefoot. Wealth, wisdom and artistic beauty abound. Opulent tombs provide for eternal contentment. Praise the gods Glory to the Etruscans

Rosalind Burgundy brings the unique Etruscans to life in the stirring epic
Song of The Flutist

Author: Rosalind Burgundy
ISBN-10: 1450256600
ISBN-13: 9781450256605
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 11/05/2010
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d