![]() Her skill is evident in the fact that the "real" characters - including the writer and "scourge of princes" Pietro Aretino, and the painter Titian - do not seem out of place among their fictional counterparts. Sarah Dunant is a highly satisfying storyteller, and in her hands 16th-century Venice comes to life convincingly. And so they hastily swallow mouthfuls of precious jewels and set off on a dangerous journey back to Venice, Fiammetta's home town, where she learnt her craft. ![]() These tactics keep her alive for a night but after her most prized possession, her glorious hair - "streams of white gold and sunflower mixed with honey and red chestnut" - has been hacked off by "Lutheran harpies", she and Bucino - her devoted companion, business manager and pimp - realise that the only option is flight. At first Fiammetta employs her seductive wiles to unman the invading soldiers. ![]()
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