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    "description": "<p>It&rsquo;s 1966 and Frankie Croy retreats to her friend&rsquo;s vacant palazzo in Venice. Years have passed since the initial success of Frankie&rsquo;s debut novel and she has spent her career trying to live up to the expectations. Now, after a particularly scathing review of her most recent work, alongside a very public breakdown, she needs to recharge and get re-inspired.<br /><br />Then Gilly appears. A precocious young admirer eager to make friends, Gilly seems determined to insinuate herself into Frankie&rsquo;s solitary life. But there&rsquo;s something about the young woman that gives Frankie pause. How much of what Gilly tells her is the truth? As a series of lies and revelations emerge, the lives of these two women will be tragically altered as the catastrophic 1966 flooding of Venice ravages the city.<br /><br />Suspenseful and transporting, Christine Mangan's <em>Palace of the Drowned</em> brings the mystery of Venice to life while delivering a twisted tale of ambition and human nature.</p>",
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