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Is part of The Curse of the Bond Riders Karen Brooks , 2009 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Illumination
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'Talented candlemaker. Intoxicating courtesan. Lethal assassin. Must Tallow become what she has always denied ...or is it too late? Against a backdrop of bloodshed and turmoil, Tallow flees a city on the brink of war to enter the Limen, determined to find the Estrattore and meet her destiny. Unbeknownst to Tallow, she sets in motion forces beyond her control. From Serenissima to Farrowfare, enemies - as well as those she has always trusted - plot to ensure her compliance and, ultimately, destruction. But in doing so, they make a fatal mistake - they underestimate her and the power she can wield. Betrayed, manipulated and hunted, Tallow is a pawn in a deadly game. In order to win, she will have to sacrifice everything ...including the man she loves.' Source; Libraries Australia.

Notes

  • Dedication:

    This is for my gorgeous, pragmatic, quiet, thoughtful and strong
    little sister, Jenny Farrell, who, like Tallow, burns brightly
    in times of darkness.

    It's also for Jim McKay, who's not only one of the smartest and kindest
    people I know, but who defines, through his actions and selflessness,
    what it is to be a friend.

    Illumination is for both of you, with all my love.

  • Epigraph [presented in first Italian and then English on opposing pages]:

    ELISIR D'INFINITO

    ... Lei si assopì sfinita,
    devastata da una vita grama
    voleva farla finita ...
    e Amore vide quell' essere perduto
    nel dolor, freddo di morte.

    S'inginocchiò,
    Prese quell viso fra le mani calde,
    Posò le labbra sulle papebre arse
    E dolcemente le chiese:
    Vuoi un po' d'amore?
    – che cos'è? –
    lei ripose con un filo di voce,
    Elisir d'infinito ...
    Distillato dalla mente e dal cuore
    D'angeli e di poeti in armonia col Creato!
    – ah ...! e serve a che? –
    A irradiare calore a un corpo intirizzito,
    A acclarare lo spirito,
    A tritrovar la forze di lottare ...

    Lionello Grifo


    ELIXIR OF INFINITY

    ... She dozed off exhausted,
    ravaged by a wretched life
    she wanted to end it ...
    and Love saw
    that pained being
    cold with death.

    He knelt,
    he held that face in his warm hands,
    his lips touching her dry eyelids
    and asked her softly:
    Would you like Love?
    – What is it? –
    she whispered,
    Elixir of infinity ...
    Distilled by the mind and the heart
    of angels and poets
    who are in harmony with Nature!
    – Ah ...! And what is it for? –
    To warm a cold body,
    To illuminate the spirit.
    To find anew the will to struggle ...

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Woolshed Press , 2012 .
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      Extent: xv, 664pp.
      Description: illus., maps
      Note/s:
      • Published November 28, 2012
      ISBN: 9781864719444 (pbk.)

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Works about this Work

[Review] Illumination Helen Purdie , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 27 no. 4 2012; (p. 40)

— Review of Illumination Karen Brooks , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Elli Housden , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 August 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Illumination Karen Brooks , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Elli Housden , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 August 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of Illumination Karen Brooks , 2012 single work novel
[Review] Illumination Helen Purdie , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 27 no. 4 2012; (p. 40)

— Review of Illumination Karen Brooks , 2012 single work novel
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