Secretum: An Atto Melani Novel

Monaldi, Rita; Sorti, Francesco

ISBN 10: 1846971462 / ISBN 13: 9781846971464

Verlag: Birlinn, 2010

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July, 1700, Rome. Atto Melani - once a celebrated castrato soprano, now a spy in the service of King Louis XIV, the Sun King - mingles with other high-ranking guests at the villa of Cardinal Spada. Despite being there to celebrate the Cardinal's nephew's wedding, the main topic of conversation is the grave illness of the Pope and the approaching demise of Charles II, King of Spain. Charles has no heir and Kaiser Leopold of Austria and King Louis are each demanding the throne, with the Vatican supposedly mediating. Keen to promote his master's cause, Melani sets in motion a grandiose conspiracy that will plunge him into a world of secret languages, religious sects, forged Royal wills and Europe into war.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Rita Monaldi was born in 1966 and is an expert in the history of religions. Her husband Francesco Sorti was born in 1964 and has a background in musicology. Both Rita and Francesco have worked as journalists, but in recent years they have collaborated on several historical novels including Veritas and Imprimatur. They live with their two young children in Vienna and Rome.

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Titel: Secretum: An Atto Melani Novel
Verlag: Birlinn
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
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