Due to poor research before an unexpected trip to the bookstore, I am pleased to announce my newest giveaway!!
Lucia: A Venetian Life in The Age of Napoleon by Andrea Di Robilant. This is a non-fiction book about the author Robilant's ancestor. I am currently half-way through this book and finding it a great read!
SYNOPSIS: From the acclaimed author of A Venetian Affair comes the vivid and dramatic story of the fall of Venice and the rise of a new age during the tumultuous Napoleonic period, as seen through the eyes of his great-great-great-great-grandmother.
In 1787, Lucia, the beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Venetian statesman, is married off to Alvise Mocenigo, scion of one of the most powerful Venetian families. But their life as a golden couple will be suddenly transformed when Venice falls to Bonaparte. As the larger events unfolding around Lucia mingle with her most personal concerns, we witness—through her letters to her sister and other primary sources—her painful series of miscarriages and the pressure on her to produce an heir; her impassioned affair with an Austrian officer and its stunning results; the glamour and strain of her career as a hostess in Hapsburg Vienna and lady-in-waiting at the court of Napoleon’s stepson, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, as well as her intimate relationship with the Empress Joséphine; and her amazing firsthand account of the defeat of Napoleon in Paris in 1814. In her later years, Lucia, regal and still beautiful and a bit battle-hardened herself, was Byron’s landlord during the poet’s stay in Venice. In a fitting finale to this sweeping drama, Lucia stands as a relic of a lost golden age: she created, in part, the aura that gave rise to the Romantic view of Italy and its culture that we still nourish today.
With the brave and articulate Lucia at the center of his re-creation of this remarkable historical period, Andrea di Robilant has once again reached across the centuries, and deep into his own past, to bring history to rich and vivid life on the page.
In 1787, Lucia, the beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Venetian statesman, is married off to Alvise Mocenigo, scion of one of the most powerful Venetian families. But their life as a golden couple will be suddenly transformed when Venice falls to Bonaparte. As the larger events unfolding around Lucia mingle with her most personal concerns, we witness—through her letters to her sister and other primary sources—her painful series of miscarriages and the pressure on her to produce an heir; her impassioned affair with an Austrian officer and its stunning results; the glamour and strain of her career as a hostess in Hapsburg Vienna and lady-in-waiting at the court of Napoleon’s stepson, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, as well as her intimate relationship with the Empress Joséphine; and her amazing firsthand account of the defeat of Napoleon in Paris in 1814. In her later years, Lucia, regal and still beautiful and a bit battle-hardened herself, was Byron’s landlord during the poet’s stay in Venice. In a fitting finale to this sweeping drama, Lucia stands as a relic of a lost golden age: she created, in part, the aura that gave rise to the Romantic view of Italy and its culture that we still nourish today.
With the brave and articulate Lucia at the center of his re-creation of this remarkable historical period, Andrea di Robilant has once again reached across the centuries, and deep into his own past, to bring history to rich and vivid life on the page.
Giveaway 411:
* Giveaway ends on October 15th. Winner will be announced on October 16th.
* Open to all domestic and international entries.
* For 5 additional entries sign up as a follower; if you already are a follower you will automatically get this.
* For another additional one entry: post, sidebar, facebook or twitter about this giveaway.GOOD LUCK!!!!


Oh my goodness. I just put this on my wishlist the other day! I'm a follower and I'm going to put it on my blog giveaway page right now!
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Don't enter me Amy- just wanted to say that I absolutely loved this book- but am not sure if that's because I'm so biased on the whole Venice thing...so can't wait for your review and thoughts on this one:)
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This looks like an awesome read, hope I win!
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Sounds like interesting book, already follow and tweeted about it.
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Would love to read this.
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+5 for being a follower and I tweeted at @lindstx84 about this contest.
Oh, this sounds lovely, I'd love to be entered.
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I'm in! This looks like a good one.
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This book sounds great! Please include me in the giveaway.
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Oh Amy - this book sounds so interesting! I would love to be entered for it. I posted it on my blog sidebar and am most definitely a follower! Great giveaway! I love those unexpected trips to the store when you can remember what was on you wish list so you are at the whim of whatever you see, haha.
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I would like to read this book.
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Would love to read this. I am a follower.
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Sounds interesting! :) I'm a follower.
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What a great concept - Napoleon's ancestress! Please enter me -
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Hi Amy, I'd love to win this book.
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Count me in! This looks good. :)
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I'm glad that your mistake is another reader's gain (hopefully mine!) I am a subscriber too!
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I went to Venice about 3 months ago!
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Please enter me, the book looks so good.
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How exciting this novel sounds. Thank you for giving me the chance to win a copy!
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Thank you for the giveaway! I'm a follower!
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I'd love to read this book; esp. interested in your reference to Josephine and her son Eugene.
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This sounds awesome!
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I'm already a follower - and I would love a chance to win.
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Looks good, what did you do, found out you had it already after you came home from your shopping trip?
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I appreciate it!
I follow.
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I have also posted this on my Sidebar at The Burton Review!
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Hello Amy...need more time to read and create...awww!
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Thanks again for the book recommendation. Roberta
This looks really neat. I love the cover.
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~Misty
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Oh, Amy sometimes you find the best things when you least expect it! I've had my eye on this book for awhile but have never had a moment free to read it.
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I love, love, love Venice and I just put this on my wishlist. It is a must read. And the cover is gorgeous.
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Valorie
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I would absolutely love to enter this contest! I am already a follower.
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+1 I just posted this giveaway on my blog:
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I would like to be entered.
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Thanks for the giveaway. I would like to enter.
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What a wonderful thing it would be to win this book! It sounds incredibly interesting, and I need to know more! :)
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+5 follower.
The "poor research" thing happens to me all the time! It would help if the publishers would quit changing the covers, I can never remember what is already sitting on my shelf!
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Carey
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I would love to be entered into this giveaway. This non-fiction sounds really fascinating.
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+ 5 I signed up as a follower.
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I posted about this giveaway on Facebook.
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Oooh you can enter me in this one! I am also a huge Venice fan! Am also a follower.
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Kirsten
Thank you for being so generous with this book. It sounds delectable!
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include me pls... thanks!
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I'd love to be entered! Thank you!
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That's too funny. Did you already have this book? :)
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I'd love to be entered in this giveaway, the book sounds intriguing!
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I am also a follower of your blog.
Wicked! I need to know about the poor research thing :) :)
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I am a follower! Have this on my sidebar as well!
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I would absolutely love to read this book. Thanks for the possibility.
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Another great book! It ends on my birthday so maybe I'll get a birthday present!
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This sounds so romantic ~ Thanks for the chance to win a copy :)
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Sounds like a great book Love books that take you back in time
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This is my favorite period in history!
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