by SarahDunant (Author)
1570 in the Italian city of Ferrara, and the convent of Santa Caterina is filled with noble women who are married to Christ because many cannot find husbands outside. Enter sixteen-year-old Serafina, ripped by her family from an illicit love affair, howling with rage and hormones and determined to escape. While on the other side of the great walls, counter-reformation forces in the Church are pushing for change, inside, Serafina's spirit and defiance ignite a fire that threatens to engulf the whole convent. SACRED HEARTS is a novel about power, creativity and passion - both of the body and of the soul. Hidden history brought alive by a wonderful storyteller, renowned for her Italian Renaissance novels.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Edition: Export ed
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Published: 25 Jun 2009
ISBN 10: 1844083314
ISBN 13: 9781844083312
Book Overview: * New historical novel from the bestselling author of THE BIRTH OF VENUS and IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN
Prizes: Shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2010.