In the Company of the Courtesan

For Fiammetta, the day was not special: she plucked her eyebrows and bit her lips until they turned a crimson color as she prepared. But for Rimu, the day became fateful: hungry, mad invaders stormed into the city, knowing no mercy. Now Fiammetta has to save herself. With jewels in their stomachs, the courtesan and her dwarf servant Bucinno flee to Venice—the shimmering city born from water.

They’re perfect partners: Bucinno, sharp-tongued, and seductive Fiammetta, trained since birth to enchant and entertain men with money. And although their fortunes grow, problems multiply: too much attention from Fiammetta’s lovers, secrets from stolen jewels, and a blind healer who appears in the lives of the fugitives with a devastating message.

«In the Company of Courtesans» is a vivid portrait of one of the greatest cities in the world at the most crucial period of its existence—and at the same time a story about desire and deception, sin and greatness, loyalty and friendship.