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The Lost Diary Of Don Juan: An account of the True Arts of Passion and the Perilous Adventure of Love

The Lost Diary Of Don Juan: An account of the True Arts of Passion and the Perilous Adventure of Love

by Douglas Abrams (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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Synopsis

An editor receives a manuscript purporting to be the lost diary of history's greatest lover, Don Juan. An orphan left on the steps of a covent, Don Juan grew up within the church but his ambitions towards the priesthood fell to the wayside when he was seduced by a young nun. Evicted from the convent, he was taken under the wing of the libertine Don Pedro, the Marquis of Mota, who coached him in skills both courtly and amorous and then employed him as a spy at court. So began a life devoted to giving and receiving pleasure. But Abrams' Don Juan is no playboy; instead Don Juan's mastery of the arts of passion liberates the women he beds. Through his connections with Don Pedro, he is made an 'hidalgo', an honorary nobleman, and is therefore protected from the wrath of the Inquisition by the King, but his position is precarious. Then Don Juan embarks on the most perilous adventure of all - he falls in love, and finds that not only his reputation but also his life is in danger.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: W&N
Published: 26 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 0297851705
ISBN 13: 9780297851707
Book Overview: A very commercial package - great title, great subject, fun and very readable. Crosses genres. Rights sold at auction in 20 countries - large focus at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair In the US, Atria's lead title for spring with initial 125,000 printing The story of a libertine who falls in love - like Dangerous Liaisons 'With rights already sold in 20 countries, Douglas Carlton Abrams's fiction debut presents one of the most compelling Don Juans in literary history...Deftly weaving four years' research into the pages of one the steamiest diaries on the planet...with its lush, cinematic sweep of swashbuckling adventure, social intrigue and probing psychological insight, this fiery love story should spark global interest' Kirkus 'Awesome. A magic carpet of a book, a picaresque adventure that will have you clawing yourself with pleasure' Frank McCourt Special bound proof with Don Juan's top ten love tips; Don Juan masks, competition to win weekend in Seville

Media Reviews
'This novel really does sho Don Juan in a fresh and much more attracive light' -- Emma Strickland WATERSTONE'S BOOK QUARTERLY 'bodice-ripping jaunt' -- Christina Patterson THE SPECTATOR A Da Vinci Code- ish romp set in 16th-century Seville THE INDEPENDENT
Author Bio
Doug Abrams was for many years an editor at the University of California Press and HarperSanFranciso. He is the coauthor of several books on love, sexuality, and spirituality, including books with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar, and Taoist Master Mantak Chia. This is his first novel.