The Zorzi Affair: A Novel of Galileo's Italy

By Sylvia Prince

When Zaneta Lucia Zorzi vanished, it was the scandal of the century. The seventeenth century. The daughter of a Venetian patrician isn't supposed to love science. But Zaneta Lucia secretly reads astronomy books while her mother pushes etiquette lessons. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, Zaneta Lucia faces a choice: the marriage arranged by her parents, or a life devoted to learning. Disguised as a boy, Zaneta Lucia runs away to Padua and enrolls at the university. Her clever friend Paolo introduces her to a rising star named Galileo. Zaneta Lucia's new life seems perfect-but it can't last forever. Her secret is dangerous, and an instrument maker, an Inquisitor, and a bounty hunter all threaten to expose her. Can Zaneta Lucia write her own destiny? This coming-of-age story, set in seventeenth-century Italy, combines historical fiction with a hint of romance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1544764626
• ISBN13: 9781544764627
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.3"