{"product_id":"9781416527381","title":"The Rossetti Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this captivating debut, Christi Phillips blends fact and fiction, suspense and sensuality into a vibrant, richly imagined novel in which a modern historian uncovers a courtesan's secret role in a shocking conspiracy of seventeenth-century Venice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Donovan always dreamed of visiting Venice, though not as a chaperone for a surly teenager. But she can't pass up this chance to complete her Ph.D. thesis on Alessandra Rossetti, a mysterious courtesan who wrote a secret letter to the Venetian Council warning of a Spanish plot to overthrow the Venetian Republic in 1618. Claire views Alessandra as a heroine and harbors a secret hope that her findings will elevate Alessandra to a more prominent place in history. But an arrogant Cambridge professor is set to present a paper at a prestigious Venetian university denouncing Alessandra as a co-conspirator — a move that could destroy Claire's paper and career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Claire races to locate the documents that will reveal the courtesan's true motives, Alessandra's story comes to life with all the sensuality, political treachery, and violence of seventeenth-century Venice. Claire also falls under the city's spell. She is courted by a handsome Italian, matches wits with her academic adversary, bonds with her troubled young charge, and, amid the boundless beauty of Venice, recaptures the joy of living every moment.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLayering wit and warmth into her portraits of two very different yet equally dynamic heroines, Christi Phillips shifts effortlessly between past and present in a remarkable novel that is at once a love story, a mystery, and an intriguing historical drama. Filled with beautifully rendered details of one of the world's oldest and most magical cities, \u003ci\u003eThe Rossetti Letter\u003c\/i\u003e marks Phillips's debut as a writer of extraordinary skill and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145954504944,"sku":"9781416527381","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416527381_p0.jpg?v=1763726997","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416527381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}