Author: RICE, ANNE
Title: Of Love and Evil: The Songs of the Seraphim 2.
Description: Chatto & Windus, UK, 2010. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 192 pages. Available Now. Book Description: Anne Rice's extraordinary new novel summons up for us the world of fifteenth-century Rome: of Michelangelo and Raphael, of the Holy Inquisition and of Leo X, second son of a Medici, holding forth on the papal throne . a city of domes and rooftop gardens and rising towers. And into this time, into this century, Toby O'Dare, former government assassin is summoned, by the angel Malchiah, to solve a terrible crime of poisoning and to search out the truth about a haunting by an earthbound restless spirit -- a diabolical dybbuk. In the fullness of the high Italian Renaissance, Toby is plunged into this rich age as a lutenist sent to charm and calm this troublesome spiri... He soon discovers himself in the midst of dark plots and counter-plots surrounded by a darker and more dangerous threat as the veil of ecclesiastical terror closes in around him.: As Toby once again embarks on a powerful journey of atonement, he is reconnected with his own past, with matters light and dark, fierce and tender, with the promise of salvation and with a deeper and richer vision of love. : Review: Ghosts and angels aside, Of Love and Evil transcends the metaphysical thriller label through its grounding in historical fact...[Toby's] sense of wonder proves infectious for the reader as well...[Rice] not only explores a battle against evil, but asks what it means to be evil and who gets to define it. Above all, Of Love and Evil is simply good entertainment.: --Carmela Ciuraru, The Boston Globe : : Rice tells a good story, nicely balancing the profound and the profane.: --Judith Chettle, Richmond Times-Dispatch : : Rice knows how to tell a story, and this one's a lot of fun. Rice's knock-your-socks-off cliffhanger ending leaves no doubt that this series has wings. : --People magazine (31/2 stars out of 4) : Rice is remarkable in her ability to breathe life into another place, another time.: --The Associated Press : Present, as always, is the author's ability to craft dreamlike prose to lull readers into believing every he -- : Book Description: Anne Rice's magnificent Songs of the Seraphim continues with her lyrical and haunting new novel of angels and assassins set in dark and dangerous worlds -- in our time and the fifteenth century's high Italian Renaissance. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Hardbacks; Inventory No: F192-1247.

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