In Lucia's Eyes

Description

A tale of romance, innocence, experience and the woman who broke Casanova's heart. Amsterdam 1758, and a man is artfully seducing a woman. He is, to all appearances, Monsieur le Chevalier de Seingalt; she is a courtesan, well-known in Amsterdam for the fact that she never removes her veil. He sets her a challenge- if she can find a woman who has suffered after falling in love with him, she is entitled to resist his charms; if not, she should play his game.What Seingalt doesn't know is that he has already met the veiled woman many years ago, in another life. What Lucia doesn't know is that Seingalt will go down in history as one of the world's greatest lovers, Casanova.A deliciously entertaining and moving story of innocence and experience, love and sacrifice, In Lucia's Eyes takes the reader on an entrancing journey from the canals of Amsterdam to those of Venice, painting a glorious portrait of the eighteenth century.

Arthur Japin's first novel The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi was in international bestseller and has since been adapted for the stage, opera and film. In Lucia's Eyes went straight into the Dutch bestseller lists and won the prestigious Libris prize. The author lives in Utrecht.

This is Casanova as you've never seen him before - through the eyes of the girl who always loved him. Wonderfully imagined and deeply moving, it keeps you hooked till the final tear-stained page -- Allison Pearson Its a delight -- Lucy Beresford * Literary Review * To see the world through Lucia's eyes is to see it in the fullness of wonders and dangers most never notice -- Paulo Coelho An enthralling tale on the mystery of first love and its endurance in the face of a lifetime of hardships -- Andrea Di Robilant, author of A Venetian Affair