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Stravaganza: City of Flowers (Hardcover)

by Mary Hoffman (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; First Edition edition (7 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747565015
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747565017
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.4 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 30,519 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for City of Masks: 'Superbly written Hoffman handles the first stirrings of love and the reality of death really well' Eoin Colfer, The Dublin Evening Herald

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Set in the beautiful city of Florence, the politics and the intrigue grow ever more dangerous. And beware - much that seems beautiful is in fact deadly poison. Featuring favourite characters from the first two titles in the series, including Georgia and Falco, as well as a host of exciting new characters, this breathtaking new novel will not disappoint.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous, 11 April 2005
A Fantastic book which kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through.Once again there is a new stravaganti named Sky who lived up to the great standards that georgia and lucien set in the country Talia!Sky is transported to the city of flowers (florence) by ways of a blue perfume bottle and is needed to help keep peace in Talia with the help of the other stravaganti because the infamous Di Cimichi are planning a wedding more grand then anyone in the history of Talia have ever known and their enemy the nucci family have a plan up their sleeve to bring the blissful celebrations to a dramatic halt.We see new faces aswell as old ones in this story e.g Sky, Alice, luciano, Arrianna, rodolfo and falco (nicholas). A great ending to a very masterful trilogy with adventure, suspense, love, tragedy and mystery. (just an ordinary day in Talia)!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Third Part of the Stravaganza Trilogy, 6 April 2005
By Chrestomanci (UK) - See all my reviews
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City of Flowers is the third book in the Stravaganza Trilogy by Mary Hoffman. It is set in Giglia, an alternate centuries-old Florence. If you've read and enjoyed part 1 (City of Masks) and part 2 (City of Stars) then this is a 'must-read.' Part 3 is longer than parts 1 and 2 put together - and in it we continue the adventures of Arianna, Luciano and Georgia, we find out what happened to Prince Falco (A.K.A. Nicholas), and meet new Stravagante, (traveller through time/space), Sky Meadows.

This is a wonderful conclusion to the series - and draws all the many plot strands of the trilogy together perfectly. It has to be said, that if you haven't read the earlier parts of this series, you might struggle to keep track of the multitudinous characters and there alternating Anglian/Talian names, (although a handy 'Dramatis Personae' is included at the back for easy reference). I'd recommend reading the first two books first. This is a wonderful series, brimful of drama, rich in colourful detail, and gives such a flavour of Old Italy that you can almost taste the wine and smell the flowers!

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stravaganza series - City of Flowers, 2 Mar 2005
By Michael G. Torbe "Gustave" (Coventry, W. Midlands United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed the first two books in the series, and wondered if the third would keep up the quality. It does, and the very appearance whets the appetite - the cover is excellent, with deliciously exquisite marbling and a clever cut out, and the volume feels like a real book. Bloomsbury is so good at that.

The book itself does a fine job of blending together the characters and events of the first two books, and manages the complex business of dealing with two complete societies convincingly and with reassuring ease. Well, more than two - if you don't know about the series, it deals with young people of today who manage to time-travel (quite convincingly, for once)and slip in and out of sixteenth century Italian city-states - the city of flowers is Florence, and the other two cities are Venice and Siena. Each city is a state in its own right, with its own traditions and politics, and so there are three quite different societies in sixteenth century Italy, not just one.

The books maintain the essential stance of the young people in both centuries, and although we also meet parents and other adults, the focus is firmly on the very real issues that young people then and now have to meet and deal with. There are big themes here - death, grieving and loss, betrayal, very real danger, not all of it predictable; and the characters weave in and out of each others' lives in a very engaging and finally satisfying way. Magic, horses, love, friendship, adventure, humour, even internationally famous rock stars - yes, all of the above, and more. Begin with the first volume - Stravaganze City of Masks - and enjoy reading your way through all of them

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful - totally unique!
I've adored all of the Stravaganza series so far. I'd recommend you reading from the first in the series, rather than starting in the middle because it's in the first book where... Read more
Published 2 months ago by patchworkhorse

4.0 out of 5 stars We want to know how it finishes ...
... but the third book does disappoint a little after the second book gave me such high expectations. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2006 by Wrecky World

5.0 out of 5 stars City Of Flowers
This is an amazing book, a brilliant end to the trilogy however it left me wanting to read more!!! Hopefully there will be! Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2005 by Charli Dickenson

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment
This is a disappointing end to the Stravaganza trilogy. Hoffman throws too many elements into the mix and ends up with an unsatisfying whole; there are so many characters at the... Read more
Published on 15 April 2005 by S. P. Worsley

4.0 out of 5 stars Stravaganza city of flowers
This is the third in the series and follows a boy called sky whos mother is ill, he goes to the same school as georgia and falco (now Nicholas Duke)Nick is fittinng in well and... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2005 by albaldrewy

5.0 out of 5 stars city of flowers
Excellent book, definitely the best in the series! fast paced action, murder, betrayal and old characters coming back. The best book i have read for a while, highly recommended.
Published on 9 Mar 2005 by Joe Lees

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