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Davide, their youngest son
Anna and Lidia, their daughters
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Other characters in Talia
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Silvia Bellini, a wealthy ‘widow’ from Padavia (formerly Duchessa of Bellezza)
Guido Parola, her servant and bodyguard
Susanna, her maid
Arianna Rossi, Duchessa of Bellezza, daughter of Silvia and Rodolfo
Barbara, her maid
Paola Bellini, Arianna’s grandmother, a lace-maker on the island of Burlesca
Enrico Poggi, chief spy of Duke Niccolò
Sandro, an orphan, working for Enrico
Franco, Giuditta Miele’s senior apprentice
Brother Tullio, cook-friar at Saint-Mary-among-the-Vines
Gabassi, Duke Niccolò’s architect
Aurelio Vivoide, a Manoush, a harpist
Raffaella Vivoide, a Manoush, his companion
Fratello, a mongrel dog, adopted by Sandro
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Other characters in England
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Rosalind Meadows, Sky’s mother, an aromatherapist
Rainbow Warrior (aka Colin Peck), Sky’s father
Gus Robinson, Rainbow Warrior’s agent
Loretta, Rainbow Warrior’s fourth wife
Gloria Peck, Rainbow Warrior’s mother
Joyce Meadows, Rosalind’s mother
Remedy, Sky’s cat
Alice Greaves, Georgia’s best friend
Paul Greaves, Alice’s father
Jane Scott, Alice’s mother, ex-wife of Paul Greaves
Laura, Rosalind’s best friend, a House of Commons PA
Vicky Mulholland, Nicholas’s foster-mother, a violin teacher
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About the Mary Hoffman
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Mary Hoffman has written more than ninety books for children and young adults. She also reviews regularly for the Guardian and other newspapers and journals. She blogs weekly at www.maryhoffman.co.uk, where you can also find her tips on writing.
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Mary’s passion for Italy is well known and she still studies Italian once a week in Oxford. She has three grown-up daughters and lives with her husband and three Burmese cats in a converted barn in the Cotswolds. And yes, she does have an Aga.
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THE STRAVAGANZA SEQUENCE
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By Mary Hoffman
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Stravaganza: City of Masks
Stravaganza: City of Stars
Stravaganza: City of Flowers
Stravaganza: City of Secrets
Stravaganza: City of Ships
Copyright © 2005 by Mary Hoffman
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner
whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief
quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
First published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published in the United States of America in May 2005
by Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers
E-book edition published in February 2011
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ISBN-13: 978-1-58234-887-2 • ISBN-10: 1-58234-887-1 (hardcover)
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