Stone Virgin
of Barry Unsworth
Description
A mysterious sculpture of a beautiful and erotic Madonna holds the key to the Fornarini family's secrets. When Raikes, a conservation expert, tries to restore her, he is swept under the statue's spell and swept under the spell of the seductive Chiara Litsov, a member of the Fornarini family now married to a famous sculptor. Raikes finds himself losing all moral grounding as his love for statue and woman intertwine in lust and murder.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 309 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date June 17th 1995
- First Publication 10/30/85
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393313093
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Venice (Italy)']
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