num_pages: 430
description: La Muta, "the mute woman." Amidst a country rocked by scandal and corruption, inhabitants of the idyllic city of Urbino, Italy, birthplace of Raphael, are more concerned with a sudden outbreak of miracles than with politics. But what unspeakable secret lies hidden in Raphael's enigmatic painting? Its restoration will drive a living mute to a shocking act of violence and spark an investigation into a nearly forgotten war crime and a series of events that will shatter the silence gripping this community forever.Both a mesmerizing thriller and a passionate exploration of the power of truth to effect reconciliation and restore faith, Waking Raphael spins a tantalizing web of silence and lies to recreate an Italy where the romantic and the violent, the comic and the tragic, are spellbindingly interwoven.
language: English
title: Waking Raphael: A Novel
titlecomplete: Waking Raphael: A Novel
genres: Roman, Historical, Mystery, Italy, Suspense, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction, Art
ratings_count: 306
places: Le Marche (Italy), Urbino, Le Marche
publisher: Bantam Books