The Venetian Bargain, Marina Fiorato
The Venetian Bargain, Marina Fiorato
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The Venetian Bargain

Author: Marina Fiorato

Narrator: Pamela Garelick

Unabridged: 12 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/08/2014

Synopsis

Venice, 1576. Five years after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto, a ship steals unnoticed into Venice bearing a deadly cargo. A man, more dead than alive, disembarks and staggers into Piazza San Marco. He brings a gift to Venice from Constantinople. Within days the city is infected with bubonic plague—and the Turkish sultan has his revenge.But the ship also holds a secret stowaway—Feyra, a young and beautiful harem doctor fleeing a future as the sultan's concubine. Only her wits and medical knowledge keep her alive as the plague ravages Venice.In despair, the doge commissions the architect Andrea Palladio to build the greatest church of his career—an offering to God so magnificent that Venice will be saved. But Palladio's life is in danger too, and it will require all the skills of Annibale Cason, the city's finest plague doctor, to keep him alive. What Cason had not counted on was meeting Feyra, who is now under Palladio's protection—an impossible woman whose medical skills and determination are matched only by his own.From Marina Fiorato, author of the acclaimed historical novel The Glassblower of Murano, comes a triumphant return to historical Venice with The Venetian Bargain.

About Marina Fiorato

Marina Fiorato is half-Venetian and a history graduate of Oxford and the University of Venice, where she specialized in the study of Shakespeare’s plays as a historical source. After college she studied art and has since worked as an illustrator, actress, and film reviewer. She also designed tour visuals for rock bands, including U2 and the Rolling Stones. She was married on the Grand Canal in Venice and lives in London with her husband, son, and daughter.

About Pamela Garelick

Pamela Garelick was born in England. She acted in fringe theater there before coming to the United States, where she has worked as a voice-over artist in television and radio and as an audiobook narrator. Now living and working in Greece, she records, translates, and edits voice-overs from all over the world as well as narrating audiobooks in a small studio in her Mediterranean garden. She also paints silk clothing, bakes for the local cafés, and teaches newcomers the Greek language.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on April 09, 2014

There's always a bit of trepidation when starting a book by an author that you've never read before, but sometimes the risk pays off in spades. Case in point THE VENETIAN BARGAIN by Marina Fiorato. Holy moly, how in the world I haven't read her yet I can't say, I'm just glad that I took the plunge b......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on March 02, 2015

Giveaway thru May 11th @ Let Them Read Books! 4.5 Stars. Marina Fiorato can bring medieval Italy to life like no one else! Though I have all of her novels sitting on my shelves, I've only had the chance to read one other, The Daughter of Siena, and I was so impressed with how she was able to tran......more

Goodreads review by KOMET on January 17, 2014

About 4 years ago, I visited Venice purely by chance because it was a short distance from Trieste on the Adriatic (a city that attracted my interest, in part, because of its Habsburg past). Ever since, it has been Venice that has held me in thrall. So, when one of my fellow booklovers recently gave......more

Goodreads review by Annette on September 18, 2019

I really liked The Glassblower of Murano and was looking forward to this book. However, this book did not deliver. The historical facts in this book are very interesting. It touches upon architectural style of Palladianism, Teriaca - one of the most popular and profitable medicines in the Renaissanc......more

Goodreads review by Aoi on May 05, 2013

3.5 stars Picking the Venetian Contract up, I did not know what to expect looking at the rather unimaginative title. In spite of my misgivings, I was quickly drawn into the exotic and opulent world of 16th century Istanbul and Venice- the two great empires at war across an ocean. Feyra, the daughter o......more

Quotes

“Fiorato’s passion for the Italian Renaissance, and Venice in particular, shines in her latest imaginative and colorful tale. The historical details…merge with a cross-cultural love story that is touching and relevant to today’s reader.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)

“Venice in 1576 is the captivating yet deadly setting for this beautifully written, intriguing foray into the lives of two very different doctors battling the same enemy while trying to find their footing on personal ground…Captivating language, intricate details, and a very dramatic story line combine to entice anyone interested in historical fiction and timeless tales.” Booklist

“Fiorato nimbly weaves cultural, religious, architectural, and medical histories into this captivating romance.” Kirkus Reviews

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