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Serenissima aka Shylock's Daughter

by Erica Jong · 1987

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Hollywood actress, Jessica Pruitt, is strangely drawn to Venice and goes deeper and deeper into the history of the city. One day she finds herself transformed into a Venetian Jewess of the sixteenth century.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thistime traveltime travelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
VeniceVeniceMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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