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In1787,thebeautifulLuciaismarriedofftoAlviseMocenigo,scionofoneofthemostpowerfulVenetianfamilies.ButtheirlifeasagoldencouplewillbesuddenlytransformedwhenVenicefallstoBonaparte.WewitnessLucia'spainfulseriesofmiscarriagesandthepressureonhertoproduceanheir;herimpassionedaffairwithanAustrianofficer;theglamourandstrainofhercareerasahostessinVienna;andheramazingfirsthandaccountofthedefeatofNapoleonin1814.Withhisbraveandarticulateheroine,AndreadiRobilanthasonceagainreachedacrossthecenturies,anddeepintohisownpast,tobringhistorytorichandvividlifeonthepage.