{"product_id":"son-of-two-fathers-book-3-9781487003968","title":"Son of Two Fathers: Book 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis long-awaited final novel in the bestselling Grazia dei Rossi Trilogy follows Grazia dei Rossi's only son, Danilo del Medigo, as he returns to the Republic of Venice at the height of Christendom's persecution of the Jews.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApril, 1536. Danilo del Medigo arrives incognito in Venice from Istanbul, with two assassins hot on his trail. Western civilization is in crisis. Jews and \"New Christians\" -- people whose families had converted from Judaism -- are threatened with expulsion, imprisonment, and death. Danilo seeks refuge in the Venetian Ghetto, and promptly falls in love with the beautiful Miriamne Hazan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut soon Danilo is blackmailed into becoming a spy for Venice, which means he must abandon Miriamne in order to save her. The only safe place is hiding in plain sight, so embeds himself within an itinerant group of actors travelling the Italian countryside. With assassins close behind, Danilo, together with a cast of libertines, courtesans, and fellow spies, witnesses the agony of the Renaissance: Protestants warring with Catholics, the Inquisition threatening everyone, and the Ottoman Empire poised to invade the heart of Europe. As fear and panic spread throughout the Jewish communities of Italy, a promise of a new lifeline emerges, and Danilo may be the only one who can ensure it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePark, Jacqueline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJACQUELINE PARK (1925-2018) was the bestselling author of the Grazia dei Rossi Trilogy (\u003cem\u003eThe Secret Book of Grazia dei Rossi: Book 1\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Legacy of Grazia dei Rossi: Book 2\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSon of Two Fathers: Book 3\u003c\/em\u003e). She was also the founding chairman of the Dramatic Writing Program and professor emerita at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReid, Gilbert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGILBERT REID is a veteran television and radio producer and writer, who lived and worked for thirty years in Europe. He was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Documentary Writing for Storming the Ridge, and for eleven years he was the Director of the Canadian Cultural Center in Rome. He has written for the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications, and he has interviewed such personalities as Robert Altman, Marguerite Duras, Sergio Leone, and Northrop Frye. He is the author of the critically acclaimed story collection \u003cem\u003eSo This Is Love\u003c\/em\u003e. His short story, \"Pavilion 24,\" was nominated for Best Fiction by the Canadian Magazine Awards. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556776907026,"sku":"9781487003968","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6cf31afb-06aa-4250-a0a1-a58cf16877c2.jpg?v=1731764403","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/son-of-two-fathers-book-3-9781487003968","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}