The Floating Book: A Novel of Venice

by Michelle Lovric | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0060578572 Global Overview for this book
Registered by indygo88 of Lafayette, Indiana USA on 9/30/2007
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Journal Entry 1 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Sunday, September 30, 2007
"Venice, 1468. The beautiful yet heartless Sosia Simeon is making her mark on the city, driven by a dark compulsion to steal pleasure with men from all walks of life. Across the Grand Canal, Wendelin von Speyer has just arrived from Germany, bringing with him a cultural revolution: Gutenberg's movable type. Together with the young editor Bruno Uguccione and the seductive scribe Felice Feliciano, he starts the city's first printing press. Before long a love triangle develops between Sosia, Felice, and Bruno -- who has become entranced by the verse of Catullus, the Roman erotic poet. But a far greater scandal erupts when Wendelin tempts fate by publishing the poet -- and changes all of their lives forever.
Sosia, the heartless sensualist; Felice, a man who loves the crevices of the alphabet the way other men love the crevices of women; Lussieta, whose anguish gives the story its soulful heart: these and many other characters make The Floating Book an unforgettable experience for lovers of romance, history, and the printed word."

I have another copy of this, but books with "book" in the title always seem to grab me regardless. This one was in clearance at Half Price Books, so I went ahead & snatched it.

Journal Entry 2 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Monday, April 28, 2008
I'm adding this to KimKerry's Don't Even Think About It! bookbox. I saw it on DoveiLibri's wishlist, so hopefully it will make its way to her. (And I also feel bad because I know I'm snatching one out of the box that she wanted also...Want me to send it to you when I'm done, Libri??)

Journal Entry 3 by Busyangel from Tampa, Florida USA on Sunday, May 11, 2008
Received this book in the Don't Even Think About It Box. I am sure this is a good book, I plan to pass it along.

Journal Entry 4 by Busyangel at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, May 12, 2008

Released 15 yrs ago (5/13/2008 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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I'm returning this to KimKerry's Don't Even Think About It! bookbox.

Journal Entry 5 by wingDove-i-Libriwing from Cape Coral, Florida USA on Thursday, May 15, 2008
A BOOK THAT WAS ON MY WISH LIST!!!!! Rec'd in the "Don't Even Think About It!" BookBox today. I can take this one out of the box GUILT FREE! Thanks for sending it along!

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