BOOK CLUB: There will be love. There will be mystery. There will be suspense. There will be history.
Our new book club novel The Lost Diary of Venice has received some rave reviews.
I love the idea of parallel timelines coming together. Our new novel will bring together mysteries of the late-Renaissance Venice and present-day America.
In the wake of her father’s death, Rose Newlin finds solace in her work as a book restorer. Then, one rainy Connecticut afternoon, a struggling painter appears at her door. William Lomazzo brings with him a sixteenth-century treatise on art, which Rose quickly identifies as a palimpsest: a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge when William – a married man – and Rose experience an instant, unspoken attraction.
Five centuries earlier, Renaissance-era Venetians find themselves at the mercy of an encroaching Ottoman fleet preparing for a bloody war. Giovanni Lomazzo, a portrait artist grappling with tragedy, discovers that his vision is fading with each passing day. Facing the possibility of a completely dark world, Geo begins to document his every encounter, including what may be his final artistic feat: a commission to paint the enchanting courtesan of one of Venice’s most powerful military commanders. Soon, however, Geo finds himself enraptured by a magnificent forbidden love.
Spell bound by Gio’s Revelations, Rose and William are soon forced to confront the reality of their own mystifying connection.
About the Author
This is the debut novel of Margaux Deroux. She was born in Juneau, Alaska. Before turning to fiction she was a waitress, a teacher, and a marketer. She now lives in California with her husband and daughter. Follow Margaux on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/margaux_deroux/?hl=en
Important Dates
Sunday 23 August - official reading start date
Sunday 20 September - official reading end date
Weekly discussion questions will be posted in our Historical Fiction Heart Facebook group.
If you'd like to join our book club, join the Facebook group here or email me to find out more - kim@kimpinkwriter.com.au.
Author, Margaux Deroux, has offered to attend our final live discussion! So excited!
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