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Paris is only a background

AUTHOR Contilli, Cristina
PUBLISHER Lulu.com (06/08/2012)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Historical novel setting in the Italian Risorgimento: Alessandro Poerio is an italian patriot, Lauretta Parra is a noblewoman, in Florence they were only friends, but in Paris everything is possible... Paris 1832: the population revolted against King Louis Philippe, enthroned by the revolution since two years, the roads are covered by the rioters. A man, an exile, a poet, one who becomes a hero, sacrificing his life in defense of Venice, rushes at the woman he loved, fearing that she is frightened by the clamor of battle, but is quiet, serene, not at all scared, armed with a gun, too, had she not been restrained by love for their children, even small, could have become a heroine, in Greece, where she wanted to go, years before, with her lover, to fight for freedom . The two stars of this episode and the entire text, written by Cristina Contilli are LAURETTA CIPRIANI PARRA and ALESSANDRO POERIO, exiles, both in the French capital, apparently, neighbors, in rue Louis Le Grand...
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ISBN-13: 9781471737350
ISBN-10: 1471737357
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 40
Carton Quantity: 204
Product Dimensions: 5.83 x 0.08 x 8.27 inches
Weight: 0.13 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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Historical novel setting in the Italian Risorgimento: Alessandro Poerio is an italian patriot, Lauretta Parra is a noblewoman, in Florence they were only friends, but in Paris everything is possible... Paris 1832: the population revolted against King Louis Philippe, enthroned by the revolution since two years, the roads are covered by the rioters. A man, an exile, a poet, one who becomes a hero, sacrificing his life in defense of Venice, rushes at the woman he loved, fearing that she is frightened by the clamor of battle, but is quiet, serene, not at all scared, armed with a gun, too, had she not been restrained by love for their children, even small, could have become a heroine, in Greece, where she wanted to go, years before, with her lover, to fight for freedom . The two stars of this episode and the entire text, written by Cristina Contilli are LAURETTA CIPRIANI PARRA and ALESSANDRO POERIO, exiles, both in the French capital, apparently, neighbors, in rue Louis Le Grand...
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