Pippa Fane. A gifted young dancer poised on the brink of stardom. In Venice to dance before an international audience for the first time, she swiftly catches the attention of Nicolo, the young gondolier who first ferries the dancers to their living quarters. But it is the harsh scrutiny of her ballet mistress, Angharad, that will finally force Pippa to confront the double-edged pleasures of adult love and success...
Rumer Godden creates a story of dazzling emotional intensity, set against the rich backdrop of one of the world's most historic cities.
- ISBN10 0786203838
- ISBN13 9780786203833
- Publish Date 1 April 1995 (first published 25 May 1994)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Thorndike Press
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 218
- Language English