01682cam a2200301 4500 57001306 TxAuBib 20080202120000.0 080202s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007296433 9781416527374 1416527370 (OCoLC)84736857 TxAuBib Phillips, Christi. The Rossetti letter / Christi Phillips. Pocket Books hardcover ed. New York : Pocket Books, 2007. 383 p. ; 24 cm. Claire Donovan always dreamed of visiting Venice, though not as a chaperone for a surly teenager. But she can't pass up this chance to complete her Ph.D. thesis on Alessandra Rossetti, a mysterious courtesan who wrote a secret letter to the Venetian Council warning of a Spanish plot to overthrow the Venetian Republic in 1618. Claire views Alessandra as a heroine and harbors a secret hope that her findings will elevate Alessandra to a more prominent place in history. But an arrogant Cambridge professor is set to present a paper at a prestigious Venetian university denouncing Alessandra as a co-conspirator -- a move that could destroy Claire's paper and career... (B&N.) 20080202. Courtesans Fiction. Venice (Italy) History 1508-1797 Fiction. Historical fiction. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0712/2007296433-s.html Sample text https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0712/2007296433-d.html Publisher description TXLIV