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In Lucia’s Eyes

In Lucia’s Eyes

Author(s): Arthur Japin

Location(s): Amsterdam

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): 1750s

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Through courtesan Lucia we hear tell of her life. She describes her peasant frivolities, her loving parents, how she comes to be educated, what friendships and employers augment her growth, and we mature with her.

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” Enthralling . . . Packed with the color of 18th-century life . . . A complex examination of thwarted love . . . A marvelous reversal of hunter and prey, with a soupcon...

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