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By the author of The Glass Blower of Venice. Many of us like historical fiction in general, and if it's set in Middle-Ages Venice, so much the better. Here we get not only Venice, but a touch of Constantinople, as Feyra Adalet bint Timurhan Murad stows away on her father's ship to escape marriage to the Sultan (Murad III). Alas, Feyra is unaware of the ship's deadly mission, and ends up on a Venetian island while the city is stricken with the Plague. Woven into the story is the real life architect Andrea Palladio (born Andrea di Pietro della Gondola), commissioned to build a church so magnificent that it will cause God to lift the Plague from the city. For love interest, we have newly graduated doctor Annibale Cason who separates himself from the local quacks and sets up a clinic on one of the abandoned islands. Feyra was the doctor for the Valide Sultan (Sultan's mother) back in Constantinople--so you can see where this is going, though the ending might surprise you.


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The Venetian Contract 9781848545656 Books Reviews

This novel has become one of my favourites. The characters seem real and you cannot help but feel their trials, triumphs and adventures as if they are your own. The historical details are fascinating, the scenes vibrantly described, and the plot kept me turning pages even when I should have been...ahem, working. If you are a fan of historical romance filled with intrigue, adventure and compelling story-telling, I highly recommend this book.
I love to read historical fiction, and although this novel definitely leaned more to the fiction side than the historical, I did enjoy the story - particularly because it was centered in Venice!
Marina Fiorato has captured my attention as a writer of great value! She uses factual history to fill out the fictional details with skill and suspense! I have read all of her books and look forward to more!! She is in a class by herself!!
Loved the historical content. Ms fiorato does her homework.
I found this novel to be well written with an exciting plot.The story was compelling and the melding of the two different cultures at that time in history was well thought out. The story flowed well and was a page turner with exciting plots and characters . I would have liked a happier ending but really it did round out the plot. I enjoyed the technical bits re medicine practice between the different cultures and the architectural and engineering concepts surrounding the building of the Cathedral which again high lighted the differences between the two cultures.
My husband read the book after me and also enjoyed it.
Aussie Fay
Set in 1576 this story centers around the conflict between the Turks and the Venetians. During the battle of Lepanto, the Turks take a Venetian ship and, five years later, sail this ship unnoticed into Venice with a plague victim on board. They leave this infectious man on Piazza San Marco in the hopes that he will cause the bubonic plague to spread to the inhabitants of Venice.

The Doge summons the architect Andrea Palladio and asks him to build the greatest church as an offering to God in the hopes that Venice can be saved.
Took a gamble with this author as never read her before, but the subject intrigued me as I had read Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks about the Plague, which remains in my top 10 books of all time. The Venetian Contract was a fascinating, well researched, detailed adventure in the 1500's about the Plague, and a young woman's plight as she was unwittingly placed in the middle of it. There is a bit of historical language and personal titles and hierarchy to get used to, only because of the author's detailing, but she does a fine job in guiding you through, and you soon get engrossed in the fascinating story. So many exciting and intriguing events along the way, which prompted me to get on the internet and research some of these things for myself. This is a great story and adventure - didnt want it to finish!
By the author of The Glass Blower of Venice. Many of us like historical fiction in general, and if it's set in Middle-Ages Venice, so much the better. Here we get not only Venice, but a touch of Constantinople, as Feyra Adalet bint Timurhan Murad stows away on her father's ship to escape marriage to the Sultan (Murad III). Alas, Feyra is unaware of the ship's deadly mission, and ends up on a Venetian island while the city is stricken with the Plague. Woven into the story is the real life architect Andrea Palladio (born Andrea di Pietro della Gondola), commissioned to build a church so magnificent that it will cause God to lift the Plague from the city. For love interest, we have newly graduated doctor Annibale Cason who separates himself from the local quacks and sets up a clinic on one of the abandoned islands. Feyra was the doctor for the Valide Sultan (Sultan's mother) back in Constantinople--so you can see where this is going, though the ending might surprise you.