- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc; Carroll & Graf ed edition (30 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786708778
- ISBN-13: 978-0786708772
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.1 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,351,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Renaissance scholar and art dealer Jordan Brooks journeys to Venice to view a masterpiece believed to have been destroyed by the Nazis, he must discover if the painting is a fake or the original, which leads him to his former teacher and a group of corrupt art dealers.
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artist's review, 16 Nov 2004
By William Kelley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: With a GEM-Like Flame: A Novel of Venice and a Lost Masterpiece (Hardcover)
This is a great read. It is one of the few books that stays with you long after you're finished. This story appealed to me on several levels. It touches on the beauty and mystery of the art and history of the Renaissance as in the current literary genre of "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Rule of Four." There is a beautifully flowing and sensuous vision of the city of Venice throughout. It's a compilation of intriguing and talented rogues and characters dating from the Italy and Germany of WW II to present day Europe. It's a gut-check morality tale of where greed, ego and pride can lead man in his worldly pursuit of the ultimate "prize." And, finally, there is a good old, intense, passionate, physical and intellectual relationship between Jordan and Katie that is warmly reminiscent of Bogie and Bacall. This book has it all. Read it.
William Kelley, Florence, Italy
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High praise for Gemlike Flame, 8 Dec 2001
By Telljohann "telljohann" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: With a GEM-Like Flame: A Novel of Venice and a Lost Masterpiece (Hardcover)
Set in atmospheric Venice and tracing the intrigues of international art dealers competing for Rafael's lost "Leopardi Madonna," this first novel by David Adams Cleveland caught my attention immediately. And this suspenseful book far exceeded even my high expectations. Cleveland displays a sophisticated knowledge of artwork and powerfully evokes the WWII period during which the masterpiece was confiscated from an Italian Jewish family. His portrait of Venice convincingly evokes the city's contrasts, and the plot twists are truly surprising. This book should appeal to any discerning reader who loves Venice, mysteries or art! I am planning to give several copies as holiday gifts.
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Soaring Visual Images, 16 Aug 2001
By Ann S. Wilberding "swilberding" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: With a GEM-Like Flame: A Novel of Venice and a Lost Masterpiece (Hardcover)
Cleveland's first novel is a fast paced chase over the bridges and on the canals of Venice which the author obviously knows well. After a wordy start he soon gains his stride with the tale of sleuth and intrigue among the varied players in the private auction of a missing Raphael madonna masterpiece, or is it a perfect forgery? His characters, vehicles for the plot, are not always fleshed out and the reader doesn't necessarily become attached to them, though his Venetian mentor is a stunning exception. Cleveland soars with visual images:"violin melodies pouring like pink confetti," "an oasis in a watery dessert," and "Raindrops began a soft pecking." His reverence for visual beauty is positively contageous; his action is worthy of an Indiana Jones matinee; and his sophistocated yet comprehendible appreciation of art make this a great summer...hmmm... make that weekend read.
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