Book description
One look will steal your heart, but her touch will take your soul , , ,
La Serenissima - a beautiful but deadly city where corrupt aristocrats
rule and everything, including love, has a price. Tallow is anything but
a simple candlemaker and when she has everything taken away from her -
friends, family, hope - all she can do to survive is rely on the
Maleovellis. Casting aside the safety of her disguise, she becomes
cold-hearted Tarlo, female courtesan and the toast of those who, if they
knew her secret, would destroy her. But the intrigues of the Serenissian
nobility are nothing against the larger forces moving within the world.
And Tallow's enemies have a hidden asset: the one thing they know she
cannot possibly resist. Associate Professor Karen Brooks is an
Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies
at the University of Queensland and has a PhD in cultural studies.
Renowned internationally for her work on popular culture, Karen is also
a dynamic and award-winning teacher. She is a weekly columnist for The
Courier Mail and an 'expert' on Channel 7's Sunrise and The Morning Show
and has appeared on 60 Minutes. She was also a regular on ABC's The
Einstein Factor as part of the Brains Trust. Author of the popular
Cassandra Klein quartet and Rifts through Quentaris, Karen's first
non-fiction book Consuming Innocence: Popular Culture and Our Children
was published in 2008 to rave reviews. In recognition of the public
debates she has stimulated and her academic and creative contributions
to Australian and global society, she is cited in Who's Who of
Australian Women 2007-2012, as well as Who's Who in th World. Karen has
a wonderful partner, Stephen, and two gorgeous children, Adam and
Caragh, and shares her house with her cuddly dogs and, occasionally, her
fabulous friends as well.
