Alessandra Barabaschi 
The Poison of the Medici – Language Course Italian Level A1 
A crime novel and tourist guide through Florence

The story in short: On Christmas Eve Annika receives a phone call from her friend Corinna, who works as tourist guide at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Corinna is in trouble and Annika decides to travel to Florence, to help her out. The famous Florentine museum is getting ready for a sensational exhibition on the powerful Medici family. The artworks exhibited in the museum are marvellous, but a real drama is in store for Annika in the capital of the Renaissance.
The book also contains several entertaining exercises, which will help you learn faster: ‘Read & Learn’, Focus on Grammar, Solutions, Dossiers 1 + 2

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Alessandra Barabaschi is an art historian, an author, and an enthusiastic cosmopolitan. Since the day she was born in Parma (Italy), she is travelling around the world to get in touch with people, countries, and culture different from her own. She speaks several languages. In 2009 she has founded her own PR agency. At the end of 2010 her first book has been published: A work in four volumes in English dedicated to the magnificent violins of Antonio Stradivari. Moreover, her successful new series of crime novels and tourist guides to learn Italian has hit the market at the end of 2013.