Scarpia

by Piers Paul Read

First published 2015

Disgraced Sicilian nobleman Vitello Scarpia flees to Rome, where he's taken up by a cunning countess and entangled in the city's web of religiosity, sophistication, and scandal. As the French Revolution spills into Italy, Scarpia's fate becomes intertwined with the gifted singer Floria Tosca, leading him down a dark path of ambition and betrayal. A thrilling historical saga of passion, power, and the human capacity for cruelty.

Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 19th-century, historical-drama

Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: ambition, betrayal, enemies-to-lovers

Setting: Rome, Sicily, Italy, France

Period: Revolution, 1789-1799, 1798-1870, 1789-1815

384 pages · Hardcover · Bloomsbury

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