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Daughter of venice author napoli, donna jo formatbinding hardcover book condition used near fine jacket condition near fine quantity available 1 edition first uk editionfirst printing binding hardcover isbn 10 0744590590 isbn 9780744590593 publisher walker books place of publication london this edition first published 2003 keywords. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Fourteenyearold donata, a younger daughter of one of venices wealthiest noble families, has been raised to expect little. Crew integrates criticism and biographical information to illuminate napoli s many novels, as well as other writings by napoli such as her. The author, donna jo napoli, did a tremendous job explaining the setting and characters, making the. Buy daughter of venice first edition by napoli, donna jo isbn. She completed a lot of research prior to writing this story that takes place in venice in the 1500s. Donna jo napoli biography life, family, children, parents. She is a giant, a freak, tormented by everyone but her loving mother. As rain batters the earth, noah, his family, and hordes of animals wait out the storm, ready to carry out their duty of repopulating the planet. Suggested by sme whitney houston greatest love of all official video song i will always love you. Melkorka is a princess, the first daughter of a magnificent kingdom in medi. Daughter of venice by donna jo napoli is a wonderful young adult novel set in venice in the 1590s.
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