Abandoned as infants at Venice's famous Ospedale della Pieta, sisters Chiaretta and Maddelena become a famous singer and violinist, callings that are influenced by Maddelena's dangerous relationship w
A sweeping story of 1492 Spain, exploring how what we know about the world shapes our map of life Valencia, 1492. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella issue an order expelling all Jews who refuse to con
The award-winning author of The Four Seasons retells The Odyssey from the point of view of Odysseus and Penelope's daughter. With her father Odysseus gone for twenty years, Xanthe barricades hers