Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook394 pages4 hours
The Girl of His Dreams
By Donna Leon
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries have won legions of fans for their evocative portraits of Venetian life. In her novels, food, family, art, history, and local politics play as central a role as an unsolved crime. In The Girl of His Dreams when a friend of Brunetti’s brother, a priest recently returned from years of missionary work, calls with a request, Brunetti suspects the man’s motives. A new, American-style Protestant sect has begun to meet in the city, and it’s possible the priest is merely apprehensive of the competition. But the preacher could also be fleecing his growing flock, so Brunetti and Paola, along with Inspector Vianello and his wife, go undercover.
But the investigation has to be put aside when, one cold and rainy morning, a body is found floating in a canal. It is a child, a gypsy girl. Brunetti suspects she fell off a nearby roof while fleeing an apartment she had robbed. He has to inform the distrustful parents, encamped on the mainland, and soon finds himself haunted by the crime--and the girl. Thought-provoking, eye-opening, and profoundly moving, The Girl of His Dreams is classic Donna Leon, a spectacular, heart-wrenching addition to the series.
But the investigation has to be put aside when, one cold and rainy morning, a body is found floating in a canal. It is a child, a gypsy girl. Brunetti suspects she fell off a nearby roof while fleeing an apartment she had robbed. He has to inform the distrustful parents, encamped on the mainland, and soon finds himself haunted by the crime--and the girl. Thought-provoking, eye-opening, and profoundly moving, The Girl of His Dreams is classic Donna Leon, a spectacular, heart-wrenching addition to the series.
Unavailable
Read more from Donna Leon
Wandering through Life: A Memoir The Jewels of Paradise Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gondola Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Venice: And Other Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brunetti's Venice: Walks with the City's Best-Loved Detective Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Handel's Bestiary: In Search of Animals in Handel's Operas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brunetti's Cookbook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to The Girl of His Dreams
Related ebooks
The Girl of His Dreams Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTogether Forever Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBreaking The Chain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Chrysanthemum Garden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiamond in the Night Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVera Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHad I a Hundred Mouths: New and Selected Stories 1947-1983 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGay Before God Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsthe King & I Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDark Storm Rising: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Inside of the Cup — Volume 05 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lipstick Empire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRetroviral Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dead Planets' Requiem Vol. I Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlessed Are the Humble Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLUCY JINX: Book One Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWe Sinners: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girl from Montana Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen The Devil Holds The Candle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Window Across the River: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Shamar Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Young Wizard, Traveling Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWithout Consent Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Place to Hide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEstablishing Witness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAny Other Name Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSunrise on the Coast: The perfect feel-good holiday romance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Moments of Joy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNot That I Could Tell: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rest Upon the Wind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Hard-boiled Mystery For You
The Warriors Series Boxset I: Warriors Series Boxset, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch Series Reading Order Updated 2019: Compiled by Albie Berk Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Bullet for Cinderella (Thriller) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don’t Know Jack: The Hunt for Jack Reacher, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dear Penthouse Forum (A First Draft) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hard Fall: A Gripping Mystery Thriller: Thomas Blume, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fourth Monkey Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Get Back Jack: The Hunt for Jack Reacher, #4 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Outfit: A Parker Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5New Orleans Noir: The Classics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hardest Thing: A Dan Stagg Mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tropical Depression Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Necktie Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Man with the Getaway Face: A Parker Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Night Listener: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Red Tide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cincinnati Kid Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe G-String Murders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBunny Lake Is Missing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Drink Before the War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Promised Land Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Librarian: The unforgettable, completely addictive psychological thriller from bestseller Valerie Keogh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Wife: The completely addictive psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Local Girl Missing, J.A. Baker Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Little Sleep: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Live and Die in L.A. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
S02E51 The Pomegranate Seed by Edith Wharton 0% found this document useful344-A "room of remembrance"- Buddhism in daily life 0% found this document usefulEpisode 85: The World in Lockdown 0% found this document usefulNow Is Now 0% found this document useful50: Bk 2-Chs 6-8 - A Tale of Two Cities: Just The Chapters, Ma'am 0% found this document usefulEp 10: Birth 0% found this document usefulThe Haunted House of Lunahuaná 0% found this document useful2. It’s Coming from inside the House 0% found this document useful#199: The Evil Twin - Her Twin Wanted Her Perfect Life + Husband & Will Stop At Nothing To “Replace” Her 0% found this document usefulsally rooney trifecta pt. 1 0% found this document useful44. It's The Halloween Special 0% found this document usefulSix Tapes 0% found this document usefulSucky Moments And How To Get Through Them With Neeta 0% found this document usefulHome for the Holidays 0% found this document useful67. Her Garden Smells Like Dead Bodies But Her Husband & Son Keep Gaslighting Her 0% found this document useful12 LESSONS LEARNED – SEPTEMBER No. 9: 12 LESSONS LEARNED IN 2021 SEPTEMBER: talk to strangers Hi, 0% found this document usefulEp 9: This Strange Period 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Summer Reading Guide New IdeaArticle
Summer Reading Guide
Jan 2, 2022
6 min readOne Carrot Woman & HomeArticle
One Carrot
Jul 2, 2020
5 min readEchos NautilusArticle
Echos
Jan 10, 2019
Before Corrine’s husband abandoned her in Berlin, he liked to say that her name reminded him of the word “corrupt.” But ending in a twist rather than a split. Her last name was the French word for “swimsuit” but he never mentioned that. This seemed s
17 min readSummer Beach Reads New IdeaArticle
Summer Beach Reads
Jan 10, 2021
7 min readCain’s Feast Guernica MagazineArticle
Cain’s Feast
Sep 15, 2022
9 min readHEART Of The Community WomanArticle
HEART Of The Community
Aug 3, 2021
12 min readThe Library Popshot MagazineArticle
The Library
Nov 4, 2021
2 min readThe Only Two Choices I’ve Ever Made The AtlanticArticle
The Only Two Choices I’ve Ever Made
Oct 20, 2022
11 min readMy Story The Secrets We Keep Australian Women’s Weekly NZArticle
My Story The Secrets We Keep
Oct 7, 2020
4 min readMy Story The Secrets We Keep The Australian Women's WeeklyArticle
My Story The Secrets We Keep
Oct 7, 2020
4 min readSecrets From The Past Australian Women’s Weekly NZArticle
Secrets From The Past
May 18, 2022
8 min readFreedom Popshot MagazineArticle
Freedom
Aug 6, 2020
7 min readTruth In Fiction Lion's RoarArticle
Truth In Fiction
Mar 23, 2021
4 min readThe Difficulty in Writing About Murder The Paris ReviewArticle
The Difficulty in Writing About Murder
Apr 22, 2018
8 min readThe Machine Stops PEARLArticle
The Machine Stops
Dec 28, 2018
6 min readThe Girl Who Lived The AtlanticArticle
The Girl Who Lived
Dec 28, 2018
4 min readMemories Of A Miracle The Threepenny ReviewArticle
Memories Of A Miracle
Dec 1, 2023
8 min readDementia FHM USArticle
Dementia
Aug 12, 2021
10 min readDementia FHM South AfricaArticle
Dementia
Aug 12, 2021
10 min readDementia FHM SwedenArticle
Dementia
Aug 12, 2021
10 min readPush Popshot MagazineArticle
Push
Aug 4, 2022
5 min readDementia FHM AustraliaArticle
Dementia
Aug 12, 2021
10 min readWitness The Paris ReviewArticle
Witness
Jun 9, 2020
My sister threw open the door so that it banged against the little console table she kept by the entrance. “Silas,” she said breathlessly, before even removing her coat, “I have to tell you something.” Which was enough to make me feel trapped, as tho
25 min readThe Blackridge House FairladyArticle
The Blackridge House
Oct 21, 2019
For a while the phone calls had been getting more insistent. She might be angry (‘I can’t stay here another second, please come and fetch me home’) or matter of fact (‘Hello darling, I’ve had lunch and I’m ready to go now’) or vaguely confused (‘Wher
5 min readThe Stonemason’s Wife The Threepenny ReviewArticle
The Stonemason’s Wife
Sep 1, 2020
JOLINA HAS been hearing voices of men she’s never met. Voices like water, clear and cold, eddying at the back of her mind. They’re not real. She knows this. As in, she’s not crazy. They’re only the voices she’s heard on the phone, voices of men who b
6 min readTHE Dark Light Woman's WeeklyArticle
THE Dark Light
Oct 14, 2020
9 min readTHE BLACK SPIDER Part Two PEARLArticle
THE BLACK SPIDER Part Two
Oct 30, 2019
25 min readWelcome to Reliance The Threepenny ReviewArticle
Welcome to Reliance
Dec 1, 2021
11 min readCulture The Devil In The Details Guardian WeeklyArticle
Culture The Devil In The Details
Apr 5, 2024
9 min readA Little About Why The Threepenny ReviewArticle
A Little About Why
Jun 1, 2023
15 min read
Reviews for The Girl of His Dreams
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews