Laudomia Codussi is a young woman tormented by visions of brutal
murders occurring in the sinister alleyways of Venice in the days leading up to the infamous revelry of Carnevale.
On a lush odyssey through the grand palaces, decadent salons and dark canals of Venice, Laudomia’s quest to unmask the killer becomes a remarkable journey of self-discovery that has devastating consequences.
murders occurring in the sinister alleyways of Venice in the days leading up to the infamous revelry of Carnevale.
On a lush odyssey through the grand palaces, decadent salons and dark canals of Venice, Laudomia’s quest to unmask the killer becomes a remarkable journey of self-discovery that has devastating consequences.
“I had a great time bringing to life the sumptuous world of Carnevale," the author admits.
"One of my favourite characters is an old apothecary with a talent for concocting opium blends. If he was mixing this book I’d like to think the recipe would be something like:
a dollop of gothic suspense, a generous splash of historical thriller, a dusting of doomed love and blood . . . lots of blood.”
To read more about the evolution from nightmare to novel, Click here.
"One of my favourite characters is an old apothecary with a talent for concocting opium blends. If he was mixing this book I’d like to think the recipe would be something like:
a dollop of gothic suspense, a generous splash of historical thriller, a dusting of doomed love and blood . . . lots of blood.”
To read more about the evolution from nightmare to novel, Click here.
Opium. Seduction. Dangerous pleasure. The thin line between reality and illusion.
Feel your senses spinning? Strange desires bubbling under your skin? That’s just the beginning . . .
For more information about Blood of Dreams and to read an extract visit the Penguin Australia website
Blood of Dreams
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