This week we talk to another historical novelist who uses Venice as a setting for her work. We focus in particular on the lives of 16th century women, from nuns to courtesans.

You can find out more about Gina’s latest work here: https://ginabu.com/the-virgins-of-venice/

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The music used in this episode is from Vivaldi’s Gloria, used under Creative Commons licence from musopen.org