Daughter of Venice
Mass Market
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · December 9, 2003
In 1592, Donata is a noble girl living in a palazzo on the Grand Canal.
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- Who it’s for
- A young woman’s bid for freedom opens onto a Venice beyond the life she knows.
- Themes
- Gender-based restrictions, Education and opportunity, Self-determination
- Pacing
- Fast
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In 1592, Donata is a noble girl living in a palazzo on the Grand Canal. Girls of her class receive no education and rarely leave the palazzo. In a noble family, only one daughter and one son will be allowed to marry; Donata, like all younger daughters, will be sent to a convent. Donata longs to be tutored like her brothers and to see the Venice she has glimpsed only on the map.
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What is the world beyond her balcony, beyond what she sees when she glides, veiled, in a gondola down the canal? She dresses as a boy and escapes the palazzo on the Grand Canal to see the world before she is shut away, and to try to find a way to escape her fate. Donata risks everything; she changes her life, and her family’s life, forever when she walks through the door and encounters a Venice she never knew existed.
Beyond the Balcony
A young woman’s bid for freedom opens onto a Venice beyond the life she knows.
Come here for
- Renaissance Venice seen through a sheltered girl’s eyes
- A spirited escape from the limits set for noble daughters
Expect
- A sustained historical coming-of-age story
- Risk, curiosity, and a life-changing journey beyond the palazzo
Where it sits
| Renaissance YA | 88% |
|---|---|
| Historical YA Romance | 52% |
| Coming of Age | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- Historical YA - Europe
- Renaissance YA
- Authors
- Donna Jo Napoli
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- December 9, 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Gender-based restrictions · Education and opportunity · Self-determination
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age