Sacred hearts
In sixteenth-century Italy, sixteen-year-old Serafina is separated from her lover and sent by her father to live in the convent of Santa Caterina where she is befriended by Zuana, the convent's apothecary. Angry and determined to escape, Serafina challenges Zuana's world views and the entire political structure of Santa Caterina.
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| Subject |
| Convents > Italy > Fiction. Nuns > Fiction. Teenage girls > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Women > Italy > Social conditions > Fiction. Ferrara (Italy) > History > 16th century > Fiction. |
| Genre |
| Historical fiction. Romance fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 1844085961
- ISBN: 9781844085965
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Physical Description
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471 pages - Publisher London : Virago Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-469). |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 32.00 |