Lucien is in bed seriously ill with cancer. So how can he simultaneously exist in full health in a strange city that looks oddly like Venice - and yet couldn't be more different Lucien has arrived in Bellezza,ruled by the powerful Duchessa,but it is his method of travel that marks Lucien out. Through an innocent gift of a Venetian notebook,Lucien has become a member of the Stravaganti,travellers in time and place. He has entered a world thick with drama,colour,intrigue and danger for which he is ill-prepared.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9780713686111Number of pages: 352Weight: 416 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
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"City of Masks" is a poignant,touching and exciting novel,difficult to put down. This is one of the best time-slip stories that I have read in recent years. Without doubt a masterwork of contemporary children's literature." Edgardo Zaghini,Children's Literature Officer,Booktrust"One of the most exciting adventures I've read in years." Wendy Cooling,Best Books for Christmas in the Children's Bookseller
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