The Volcano Lover: A Romance

The Volcano Lover: A Romance
ISBN-10
1466853603
ISBN-13
9781466853607
Series
The Volcano Lover
Category
Fiction
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2013-10-01
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Author
Susan Sontag

Description

Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of In America touches on themes of sex and revolution, the fate of nature, art and the collector's obsessions, and, above all, love.

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