Daughter of Siena

by Marina Fiorato

Book Overview

Amid the intrigue and danger of 18th-century Italy, a young woman becomes embroiled in romance and treachery with a rider in the Palio, the breathtaking horse race set in Siena.... It's 1729, and the Palio, a white-knuckle horse race, is soon to be held in the heart of the peerless Tuscan city of Siena. But the beauty and pageantry masks the deadly rivalry that exists among the city's districts. Each ward, represented by an animal symbol, puts forth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312609582
• ISBN13: 9780312609580
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"