# Valour And Vanity

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- Book: [Valour And Vanity](https://www.bookquiver.com/mary-robinette-kowal/valour-and-vanity) ([Valour And Vanity.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/mary-robinette-kowal/valour-and-vanity.md))
- Authors: [Mary Robinette Kowal](https://www.bookquiver.com/mary-robinette-kowal)
- Publisher: corsair
- ISBN: 978-14-7211-020-6
- Published: 2014-05-15
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Murano, Italy When a family celebration brings Glamourists Jane and David Vincent to the Continent, they seize the opportunity to voyage for Murano, to study the world-renowned glassblowers at work. But their ship is set upon by Barbary corsairs en route – and they arrive in Murano penniless. Fortunately, they meet a gentleman banker who arranges for a line of credit and a place to live. But just as the Vincents start to relax, a solicitor arrives at their house and it becomes clear they have been the victims of an elaborate heist. Trapped, penniless, their safety in fragile shape, they hatch a reckless plan to get their money back. The ensuing adventure is a glorious envisioning of all the best parts of heist narratives, but in a Regency setting – with magic.