Two people meet in a crowded London theatre one night in 1785. They quickly become lovers - and slowly discover that neither is what he/she at first appeared to be. As a spy for the Venetian state, Mimosina trades in dangerous secrets, and Valentine Greatrakes, the mastermind behind London’s quacks, in elaborate lies.
As Valentine pursues the murderer of his right-hand man, he gets closer to the truth of his lover’s background - and both are forced to admit the similarities between the different kinds of contraband they trade in.
- 'With vivid descriptions of the seedier parts of 17th century London and the upper echelons of Venetian society … this novel makes compelling reading' SUNDAY TIMES
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'lushly beautiful prose'
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'The language is opulent and sensuous and the setting intriguing'
- HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW
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Published 03/03/2005
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