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The Blind Contessa's New Machine (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Blind Contessa's New MachineAn enchantingly imagined romance inspired by the true story of the typewriter's invention. Carolina Fantoni, a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy, is going blind. Neither her parents nor her fianc? believe her. Only her friend Turri, an eccentric local inventor, understands. As darkness erases Carolina's world, she discovers one place where she can still see-in her dreams-yet she remains ...
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Published: 28 June 2011
- Format: Paperback 207 pages
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- Categories: Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780143119319 ISBN 10: 0143119311
- Sales rank: 337,737
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Full description for The Blind Contessa's New Machine
An enchantingly imagined romance inspired by the true story of the typewriter's invention. Carolina Fantoni, a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy, is going blind. Neither her parents nor her fianc? believe her. Only her friend Turri, an eccentric local inventor, understands. As darkness erases Carolina's world, she discovers one place where she can still see-in her dreams-yet she remains isolated from the outside world. Desperate to communicate with Carolina, Turri creates a peculiar contraption for her: the world's first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will mark both their lives forever.

