Chasing the Rose
An Adventure in the Venetian Countryside
by Andrea di Robilant
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appears in About Italy and Nonfiction.
From the author of the bestselling A Venetian Affair, here is the charming chronicle of his search for the identity of a mysterious old rose. Andrea di Robilant?s tale takes us back to the time of Josephine Bonaparte, as well as into some of the most delightful rose gardens in Italy today, brought to colorful life on the page in the watercolors of...
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appears in About Italy and Nonfiction.
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