{"product_id":"the-marchesa-paperback","title":"The Marchesa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimonetta Agnello Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlastair McEwen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning and internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Almond Picker\u003c\/i\u003e comes this sumptuous family saga set in nineteenth-century Sicily. Costanza Safamita is the beloved daughter of the Baron Domenico Safamita: Red-haired, gawky, and shy, she is considered an outsider by many on her family's estate. But when her adoring father makes her the sole heir to the Safamita fortune, she finds herself plunged into the glittering world of Palermo society, and into the arms of a depraved husband. As Costanza endures the travails of her marriage, she must also fight to preserve the family's household and way of life against the tide of revolution and change. Set against the fall of the Bourbon monarchy, and the rise of the mafia, \u003ci\u003eThe Marchesa \u003c\/i\u003eis a scintillating family drama, and a masterly fresco of a now vanished world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIMONETTA AGNELLO HORNBY \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Palermo and studied law in England, where she now lives. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Almond Picker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762436866336,"sku":"9780312427474","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fca6ebe85690c9f0bc97244a0b61c3a6.webp?v=1780221276","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-marchesa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}