tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512320847423453564.post6749386709486024528..comments2023-10-04T20:13:17.920-07:00Comments on Alice Poon 潘慧嫻 : Book Review - "In the Company of the Courtesan" by Sarah DunantAlice Poonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609401410736190370noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512320847423453564.post-71525146294760994212017-07-24T09:53:05.304-07:002017-07-24T09:53:05.304-07:00Hi Francesca! Thanks for leaving a comment. Accord...Hi Francesca! Thanks for leaving a comment. According to my memory, La Draga is described as Fiammetta's healer and good friend. I don't recall any hint in the novel that she is Fiammetta's daughter. That she pretends to be blind has to do with her struggle to eke out a living by using her medicinal knowledge - perhaps people in those times would have more trust in a blind and hapless person. <br /><br />As for Alberini, he is an aging glass merchant and one of Fiammetta's long-time and trusted clients. I'm afraid I can't remember Bucino's guess of Alberini's relationship to little Fiammetta.<br /> Alice Poonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609401410736190370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512320847423453564.post-8120926797129500362017-07-24T06:55:32.254-07:002017-07-24T06:55:32.254-07:00I just saw your review of this book, and since I w...<br />I just saw your review of this book, and since I was very confused by the ending I thought I'd ask you. If you have any explanation or clarification for me, please feel free to email me at francescabegos@gmail.com or just reply to my comment. It would be very much appreciated.<br />[SPOILER ALERT]<br />By the end of the book I still didn't understand La Draga's relationship to Fiammetta, and also why she pretended to be blind. Was she her daughter? If so, what is the evidence for that? And how did Bucino figure out that Alberini was little Fiammetta's grandfather? If that's true, then La Draga can't be Fiammetta's daughter, right?<br />Any explanation would be VERY much appreciated....Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609733322612162067noreply@blogger.com