Description:When Lucia discovers a dog-eared book by Martin Luther in her father's desk drawer, the precocious twelve-year-old at once remembers her priest's diatribe against Luther. Curiosity drives her to examine the arch-heretic's ideas for herself.Lucia's father, Giordano, knows that in late Renaissance Italy, only a suicidal zealot would so much as whisper Luther's name--even in Verona, several days ride from Rome and the fury of the Church's Inquisition. Knowing his daughter's impulsive streak, Giordano warns Lucia of dire consequences if the Inquisition learns of her find.As Giordano fears, Martin Luther's ideas ignite Lucia's faith. Faced with plague, death, and the Inquisition, at every step Lucia must choose between abandoning her faith and risking her life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lucia's Renaissance: A Novel of 16th-century Italy. To get started finding Lucia's Renaissance: A Novel of 16th-century Italy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
300
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Renaissance Re-imprints
Release
2017
ISBN
1935252488
Lucia's Renaissance: A Novel of 16th-century Italy
Description: When Lucia discovers a dog-eared book by Martin Luther in her father's desk drawer, the precocious twelve-year-old at once remembers her priest's diatribe against Luther. Curiosity drives her to examine the arch-heretic's ideas for herself.Lucia's father, Giordano, knows that in late Renaissance Italy, only a suicidal zealot would so much as whisper Luther's name--even in Verona, several days ride from Rome and the fury of the Church's Inquisition. Knowing his daughter's impulsive streak, Giordano warns Lucia of dire consequences if the Inquisition learns of her find.As Giordano fears, Martin Luther's ideas ignite Lucia's faith. Faced with plague, death, and the Inquisition, at every step Lucia must choose between abandoning her faith and risking her life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lucia's Renaissance: A Novel of 16th-century Italy. To get started finding Lucia's Renaissance: A Novel of 16th-century Italy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.