{"product_id":"the-lost-diary-of-venice-margaux-deroux-9781984819505","title":"The Lost Diary of Venice","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo impossible love stories are fatefully connected by one artistic legacy in a stunning debut that leaps between the mysteries of late-Renaissance Venice and the dramas of present-day America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enchanting from the first page.\"--Sarah Jio, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Flowers in Paris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the wake of her father's death, Rose Newlin finds solace in her work as a book restorer. Then, one rainy Connecticut afternoon, a struggling painter appears at her door. William Lomazzo brings with him a sixteenth-century treatise on art, which Rose quickly identifies as a palimpsest: a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge when William--a married man--and Rose experience an instant, unspoken attraction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive centuries earlier, Renaissance-era Venetians find themselves at the mercy of an encroaching Ottoman fleet preparing for a bloody war. Giovanni Lomazzo, a portrait artist grappling with tragedy, discovers that his vision is fading with each passing day. Facing the possibility of a completely dark world, Gio begins to document his every encounter, including what may be his final artistic feat: a commission to paint the enchanting courtesan of one of Venice's most powerful military commanders. Soon, however, Gio finds himself enraptured by a magnificent forbidden love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spellbound by Gio's revelations, Rose and William are soon forced to confront the reality of their own mystifying connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA richly detailed page-turner shadowed by one of history's darkest times, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Diary of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a heartbreakingly vivid portrait of two vastly different worlds--and two tales of entrancing, unrelenting love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaux Deroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 198481950X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984819505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Margaux Deroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051855835391,"sku":"9781984819505","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3024310c-749b-4ab3-84d6-9d64c78ae3bc.jpg?v=1685015575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-diary-of-venice-margaux-deroux-9781984819505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}