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A House Near Luccoli
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Set in late 17th century Genoa, imagining an intimacy with the legendary Composer Alessandro Stradella. T…more

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D.M. Denton
Sep 07, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  (Review from the author)
This review is by D. Bennison of Bennison Books

From the opening lines, this beautifully written historical novel effortlessly transports the reader into the very real world of the `forgotten' 17th century composer, Stradella, and his relationship with the vividly imagined fictional protagonist, Donatella.

In turns moving and exhilarating, sad and joyous, the author moves dexterously from scene to scene: from exquisitely rendered intimate and searching conversations between Stradella and Donatella
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