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Out now in German… Das Borgia-Porträt
Delighted to tell you the second Arnold Clover book is now out from my wonderful German publishers, Folio. And isn’t it a lovely edition — just look at those clever maps… Many thanks to everyone at Folio in Vienna and to my translator Birgit Salzmann.
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Venice Noir… what a launch
Well, we did it. What a weekend. Some amazing venues, some amazing authors, and Venice too. Thanks so much to everyone who came…. Italian and English speaking. It was a pleasure to put al this together alongside my fellow organisers, Philip Gwynne Jones, Gregory Dowling and Giacomo Brunoro, with the extraordinary generosity and support of…
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Richard Armitage reads The Four Deadly Seasons
Listen to Richard Armitage narrate The Four Deadly Seasons.
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Your November Venice challenge… hunt the castradina
There’s a pivotal scene in The Four Deadly Seasons that, like much of the book, is based on Venetian reality. Arnold Clover has been growing closer to Mia Haas, the woman who’s employed him to research Vivaldi’s supposed memoirs. Over a very unusual meal at a lovely, real restaurant near San Giacomo dell’Orio, the relationship…