Hi all! I published another novel, and since CEP got me to the top 10 for Italian Historical Fiction last time, I figured I'd post here again!
Here's my pitch: Do you like historical fiction featuring badass 17th century girls who love astronomy? If that category is too narrow, how about women who refuse to bow to social pressures, and fight for an education, even if that means wearing a disguise? If so, The Zorzi Affairis for you.
And if you like Venice, runaway brides, pesky Inquisitors, cross-dressing girls, Galileo, and fortune-telling beans, you'll love The Zorzi Affair!
This coming-of-age story, set in seventeenth-century Italy, combines historical fiction with a hint of romance.
I forgot to follow up after finishing your first book but since I was in Florence a couple of years ago it was fun to connect the locations and characters with what I remembered visiting.
Post by amberlyrose on Dec 21, 2016 11:20:30 GMT -5
This sounds fascinating! I've been waiting to read your other one until the semester was over. Now I have reading material for the long drive home this weekend AND in the evenings.
Wow, two so quickly - I'm impressed! I'm trying not to buy books on Amazon so much, but I'm making an exception for this.
BTW, I really liked your first book and was glad I got to read it while in Rome.
I'm so glad you liked the first one! This one doesn't have the mystery elements, but it has lots of Italian fun.
And, confession, I wrote drafts of both novels years ago for NaNoWriMo. The revising/expanding/editing took a lot of time, but I didn't start from scratch.
I know, right? Renaissance Venetians actually did cast beans to predict the future--it was the Venetian version of reading tea leaves. I read that in grad school, and I just had to include it in a novel.
I forgot to follow up after finishing your first book but since I was in Florence a couple of years ago it was fun to connect the locations and characters with what I remembered visiting.
Thanks! This one has fun stuff in Venice and Padua if you've been there!
This sounds fascinating! I've been waiting to read your other one until the semester was over. Now I have reading material for the long drive home this weekend AND in the evenings.
It's perfect reading when you're home for the holidays. The main character gets so fed up with her parents that she runs away from home.
Ugh, I don't have a kindle. Is there an app I can dl Kindle books onto?
Yep, there's a kindle reading app for iphone (and I'm sure for android phones, too)! Or you can read it on your computer, through the kindle cloud reader. That's not as fun though.
I am considering making a paperback version if I can find the time . . .