検索キーワード： 著者 "Charlotte Dacre" すべてのカテゴリー

Satan’s final judgement on Victoria sums up a shocking novel, set in Venice at the end of the 15th century, that tracks the path of its heroine from abused victim to fully fledged criminal. Her conscious embodiment of vice seems to know no limits. Depicting unfettered desire and gratuitous cruelty, and challenging taboos of race and class, this tale of lust, betrayal, and multiple murder has Dacre moving beyond the limits of contemporaneous gothic heroes into a truly hellish zone of her own.

In the enchanting city of Venice, Victoria de Loredani leads a life reminiscent of a fairy tale princess, surrounded by luxury and privilege. However, her perfect world is shattered when the sinister Count Ardolph disrupts her life by eloping with her mother, setting off a chain of dramatic events that threaten to unravel everything Victoria holds dear. As passion, brutality, and murder invade the lives of Victoria and her brother Leonardo, they find themselves trapped in a dark and twisted reality. - Summary by Carolin