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The Bloodletter's Daughter
The Bloodletter's Daughter: A Novel of Old Bohemia | Linda Lafferty
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In 1606, the city of Prague shines as a golden mecca of art and culture carefully cultivated by Emperor Rudolf II. But the emperor hides an ugly secret: His bastard son, Don Julius, is afflicted with a madness that pushes the young prince to unspeakable depravity. Desperate to stem his son's growing number of scandals, the emperor exiles Don Julius to a remote corner of Bohemia, where the young man is placed in the care of a bloodletter named Pichler. The bloodletter's task: cure Don Julius of his madness by purging the vicious humors coursing through his veins. When Pichler brings his daughter Marketa to assist him, she becomes the object of Don Julius's frenzied - and dangerous - obsession. To him, she embodies the women pictured in the Coded Book of Wonder, a priceless manuscript from the imperial library that was his only link to sanity. As the prince descends further into the darkness of his mind, his acts become ever more desperate, as Marketa, both frightened and fascinated, can't stay away. Inspired by a real - life murder that threatened to topple the powerful Hapsburg dynasty, The Bloodletter's Daughter is a dark and richly detailed saga of passion and revenge.
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#17booklove #setinabelovedlocation Although I haven't been there since 2001, Prague holds a special place in my heart, since we lived there in 1993 while my husband was on sabbatical. The book was meh, but set in Prague and Bohemia, so I can't diss it. Picture courtesy of @Ambrosnazzy who was there a little over a year ago.

Merethebookgal Beautiful! 8y
CouronneDhiver Gorgeous! 8y
Cinfhen That is a gorgeous photo 💖was there a few years ago, such a gorgeous city even though it rained all 4 days 😕 8y
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Branwen I am dying to go to Prague! Definitely one of the top three cities I am obsessed with! So much history! So much beauty! :-) 8y
MyNamesParadise Gorgeous! I've been there but oh would love to go back! 8y
Lynnsoprano @branwen I feel blessed to have had a chance to live there, although I know it's changed a lot since then. It seems like yesterday, but it's over 20 years, and almost 16 years since the last time I was there. 8y
Branwen @Lynnsoprano Wow! That is so incredible! What was your favorite aspect of living there? 8y
Lynnsoprano @Branwen I think it was the idea of living in a place with so much history. We went to an English language church that was built in the 1600s. And culture! We took advantage and took the kids to museums, concerts, historic places. It also gave us an appreciation of all we have here. Our apartment was tiny, and while we had a washing machine, it emptied into the bathtub 😄Daily life took more work. 8y
Branwen @Lynnsoprano That sounds epic on so many levels! 8y
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#photoadaynov16 #setineasterneurope Posting this ahead before our trip. Since we lived in Prague in 1993, I'm drawn to anything set there. This was a strange, uncomfortable story, and I bailed, but I wasn't in a good place at the time. It might be worth a second try. Borrowing one of @Ambrosnazzy 's pictures, since she was back in Prague in January. I still consider it my other home.

Moray_Reads What a beautiful city. It's 10 years since I was there, if love to go back 8y
MyNamesParadise I was in Prague in January 2014 & it was gorgeous!!! Beautiful city!! 8y
Cinfhen I went summer of 2012, it rained EVERY DAY ☹️which was a bit of a bummer but we still enjoyed. Saw Bon Jovi in an outside arena in the pouring rain, which was a really fun experience ⛈🎤🎟 8y
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