The Blind Contessa's New Machine: A Novel Paperback - 2011
by Wallace, Carey
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- Paperback
An enchantingly imagined romance inspired by the true story of the typewriter's invention.
Carolina Fantoni, a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy, is going blind. Neither her parents nor her fiancé believe her. Only her friend Turri, an eccentric local inventor, understands. As darkness erases Carolina's world, she discovers one place where she can still see-in her dreams-yet she remains isolated from the outside world. Desperate to communicate with Carolina, Turri creates a peculiar contraption for her: the world's first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will mark both their lives forever.
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- Title The Blind Contessa's New Machine: A Novel
- Author Wallace, Carey
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2011-06-28
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0143119311-3-30035401
- ISBN 9780143119319 / 0143119311
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 6.95 x 5.05 x 0.59 in (17.65 x 12.83 x 1.50 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
Carolina Fantoni, a young contessa in nineteenth-century Italy, is going blind. Neither her parents nor her fiancé believe her. Only her friend Turri, an eccentric local inventor, understands. As darkness erases Carolina's world, she discovers one place where she can still see-in her dreams-yet she remains isolated from the outside world. Desperate to communicate with Carolina, Turri creates a peculiar contraption for her: the world's first typewriter. His gift ignites a passionate love affair that will mark both their lives forever.