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  Sacred Hearts (Paperback) By (author) Sarah Dunant

  

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  Short Description for Sacred HeartsThe year is 1570, and in the convent of Santa Caterina, in the Italian city of Ferrara, noblewomen find space to pursue their lives under God's protection. But the arrival of the young Serafina sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the convent to its core.
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  • Publisher: Random House Trade
  • Published: 01 April 2010
  • Format: Paperback 448 pages
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  • Categories: Historical Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780812974058 ISBN 10: 0812974050
  • Sales rank: 168,408

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• The year is 1570, and a new novice has just been forced into the Italian convent of Santa Caterina. Ripped by her family from the man she loves, sixteen-year-old Serafina is sharp and defiant. Her first night inside the walls is spent in an incandescent rage so violent that the dispensary mistress, Suora Zuana, is dispatched to the girl's cell to sedate her. Thus begins a complex relationship of trust and betrayal. As Serafina rails against her incarceration, disorder and rebellion mount inside the convent, while beyond its walls, the dictates of the Counter-Reformation begin to impose a regime of oppression that threatens what little freedom the nuns have enjoyed. Acclaimed author Sarah Dunant brings the intricate Renaissance world compellingly to life in this rich, engrossing, multifaceted love story encompassing the passions of the flesh, the exultation of the spirit, and the deep, enduring power of friendship.