{"product_id":"9781035408009","title":"Maddalena and the Dark","description":"Author: Julia Fine\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035408009\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Jun 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA darkness takes shape beneath the waters of Venice . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eand somewhere in the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOspedale della Pieta, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ethere are two girls breathing beside each other, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003elegs entwined.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Enchanting and suspenseful' \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rich and heartbreaking' \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A lush, decadent fairytale' \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaddalena and the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is an opulent and sensuous Venetian fairytale, full of music, magic, passion, and betrayal, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tale of the Flower Bride \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'[A] beguiling fairy tale' \u003ci\u003eVANITY FAIR \u003c\/i\u003e(A Best Book of Summer)\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enchanted...A slow-burn gothic novel \u003c\/b\u003ethat will make you lose track of your surroundings . . . \u003cb\u003eAn atmospheric banger' \u003ci\u003eLITHUB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFine beguiles with this decadent tale of desire \u003c\/b\u003e. . . With the alluring Venice backdrop, \u003cb\u003ethis will frighten and captivate in equal measure' \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e************************\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVenice, 1717. Before Maddalena arrived at the Ospedale della Pieta, Venice's most illustrious music school, fifteen-year-old orphan Luisa has only wanted one thing: to be the best at violin. Luisa is good at violin, but she is not the best. She has peers, but she does not have friends. Until Maddalena.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sent to the Pieta until her noble family can find her a husband, Maddalena is cunning, passionate, and unlike anyone Luisa has ever met. Maddalena can promise the world to Luisa, and when she does, their fates intertwine.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut Maddalena has made a dangerous wager and, for both girls, there will be an unimaginable price to pay.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaddalena and the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is chocolate laced with poison. \u003c\/b\u003eTo read it is to fall under an enchantment . . . \u003cb\u003eA sweeping, dark fairy tale\u003c\/b\u003e about the violent hearts of teenage girls' \u003cb\u003eKATIE GUTIERREZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA sumptuous feast of a novel, rich and strange and heady.\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Fine is an extraordinary writer' \u003cb\u003eKELLY LINK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'From its first sentence, \u003cb\u003ethis novel curled its crooked little witch's finger around my heart\u003c\/b\u003e and still hasn't let go' \u003cb\u003eAMY JO BURNS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA tense, slow-burning portrait of how desire too easily tangles with envy\u003c\/b\u003e and the price we pay when we get what we want' \u003cb\u003eISLE McELROY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn ecstatic, immersive, layered and astonishingly rendered depiction of girlhood, ambition, violence, art, and desire\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eLYNN STEGER STRONG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautiful","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454578315422,"sku":"ADS-9781035408009","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035408009.jpg?v=1769668020","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035408009","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}