Author:Lauro Martines
In 1700, a Venetian priest, Fra Benedict Loredan, compiles an assembly of documents - letters, written confessions, top-secret state files, diary excerpts, pieces of a secret chronicle - which together tell the story of two lovers caught up in a dangerous and controversial revolutionary movement which attempted to do away with the two-tiered city of Venice: Leonardo da Vinci's architectural dream to segregate the rich and the poor described in his Notebooks and realised in this novel. At the centre of the narrative are two written confessions, one by a young girl from an aristocratic family - Loredana Loredan Contarini - who writes of her disastrous marriage to a sadomasochistic tyrant and her subsequent involvement with a revolutionary Friar - himself the second confessor. As both struggle to tell their tales and confess their sins, we are shown around the city of Venice as it might have been in the sixteenth-century and given pieces of a narrative which together form an explosive whole.
A lush, flowing, elegant novel, Every Day, Every Hour shows a world where love is stronger than will
—— Simon Van Booy, author of 'The Secret Lives of People in Love'Croatian-born Nataša Dragnic’s debut novel, Every Day, Every Hour, beautifully translated from the German by Liesl Schillinger, takes its name from lines of the Pablo Neruda poem 'If You Forget Me'. It’s a fitting title for this passionate, decades-spanning tale of star-crossed lovers
—— Vanity FairA romantic and thrilling love story that recounts the longing that connects two souls
—— CosmopolitanLuka and Dora are made for one another. But they can't seem to get together. A beautifully tragic love
—— ElleWho is it for? For anyone who wants a poetic love story which heralds the summer
—— Süddeutsche ZeitungYou can sense every second that they are soul mates... It is extremely rare that you find such a beautiful and romantic love story which is wonderfully narrated and not at all corny. A real discovery
—— Berliner MorgenpostNataša Dragnic has woven a seemingly simple but also serious and deeply moving love story. Readers will find it hard to put this gripping story down, the flowing style, the surprise twists, the protagonists themselves and their entanglement will keep you enthralled until the last lines... It is not kitsch, over-the-top or shallow but lively and colourful. A perfect book for your holiday suitcase or for a weekend at home alone
—— Gießener AllgemeineThis is the book that is wowing everyone - I too immediately fell for the love story between Dora and Luka, who are meant for each other but manage to mess it up so completely
—— Angela Wittmann , BRIGITTENatasa Dragnic’s tumbling prose has a delightful immediacy and freshness… Deft and confident
—— Stephanie Cross , Daily MailDragnic’s prose is energetic and sparkling and carries you swiftly through a roller-coaster of emotions
—— Victoria Cooper , Red OnlineCharming and quirky
—— BookbagDefinitely one to watch
—— Big Issue (National)Hudson’s ear for language…raises this debut novel well above the average
—— Lesley McDowell , Glasgow Sunday HeraldJanie’s irrepressible, childish glee and the sly humour into which it evolves give the novel a wry self-awareness that is both refreshing and endearing
—— Lettie Ransley , ObserverA gripping, often hilarious tale of growing up in the slums of Aberdeen. Hard to put down owing to the power of the narrative, its DNA is part Roddy Doyle/part Irvine Welsh
—— Ijeoma Onweluzo , The LadyA sumptuous novel. Read it for the sentences and smarts, and for the copious sexy parts
—— Richard Ford , Guardian, Books of the YearEverything I want from a love story: sexy, convincing, baffling, funny, sad and unforgettable
—— Juliet Nicholson , Evening Standard, "Books of the Year"Banville's exquisitely written novel unravels the deceptions of memory with wit and pathos
—— Telegraph
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