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Andrea di Robilant A VENETIAN AFFAIR Narrated by Paul Hecht with Lisette Lecat and Jeff Woodman Acclaimed author Andrea di Robilant sweeps readers back to 18th-century Venice for a spellbinding tale of forbidden love. Originally serialized in The New Yorker, this dazzling story is based on actual letters the author’s father found in the attic of the old family palazzo.

The letters describe a searing and illicit affair between the author’s ancestor A

Andrea Memmo, a great Venetian statesman, and a beautiful half-English girl w i t h

named Giustiniana Wynne. Flying in the face of morality, the couple pursued V

their passion with reckless abandon, offending nearly everyone, and even L N E N T I A A n d r getting some help along the way from the infamous Casanova. In gambling i s e t a r dens, glitzy ballrooms, decadent salons and private rooms, the lovers thrived on a t e d

their secret trysts and schemed to preserve their timeless romance. L e c a t e a Filled with exotic locales and steeped in international intrigue, A Venetian b Affair is an utterly moving narrative of star-crossed lovers that no listener will d i y a n d

ever forget. P R a u l

Author Andrea di Robilant was born in Italy. He currently makes his o b i l a n t J

home, with his wife and two children, in Rome. He was educated at Le Rosey e f H and Columbia University, where his specialty was international affairs. He is a A e c h t W

correspondent for the Italian newspaper La Stampa. A Venetian Affair is his F o d m a n debut book. Recorded Books A I R Unabridged Running Time: 11.75 hours ©2003 by Andrea di Robilant. All rights reserved. 92003 by Recorded Books, LLC Cover painting: Philip IV (detail), workshop of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez, probably 1624, oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 (14.40.639). Photography by Malcolm Varon. Photograph ©1989 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Recorded by arrangement with Carlisle and Company, LLC ISBN: 978-1-4618-3129-7 Produced in the studios of Recorded Books Productions, LLC, New York www.recordedbooks.com Recorded Books, LLC, 270 Skipjack Rd., Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Recorded Books™ is a trademark of Recorded Books, LLC. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication strictly prohibited. UNABRIDGED

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