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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Synopsis 10- The Sirens of Surrentum by Caroline Lawence

The Sirens of Surrentum takes place in Villa Limona. In this book Flavia has to discover who is trying to poison Polla Argentaria. She is beautiful woman who is engaged with Felix, they have three daughters, Pulchra, Pollina and Pollinilla. Flavia is betrothed with Traquillus but she doesn't like him because he is arrogant and Flacus a handsome and rich sailor is in love with Flavia but she doesn't notice it until after his departure. Felix is a very handsome and beatiful man and half of Rome is in love with him. He likes to have a lot of girls and so Flavia, Jonothan, Nubia, Lupus and Pulchra think the poisener must be one of his lovers. So they investigate on all the women Felix had but on all the occasions the presumpted poisoners could poison Polla Argentaria nobody of men did. So one night Flavia thinks of a trap to figure out who the poisener was. They make out a scene in which Jonathan and Pulchra say that they have found a really poisonous potion and that they would have it behind Venesus stattue. Lupus discovered first that the poisener that was trying to poisn Polla Argentina was herself, sick and tired of being forgotten be Felix.

Geography - Golf Club Trieste

The golf club Trieste was the first golf built in Friuli Venezia Giulia. It was first built in 1954, the course was designed by the Americans and the English after the Second World War. In 2005 the golf club celebrated it's 50th anniversary, a long tradition that wasn't only a strong point but was also a stimulation to make the city better, giving people the possibility to play also here. The club house, which was redesined at the end of the seventy's with clear Tudor style, also has changing rooms both for members and for guests, a secretary, a t.v. room, couches and a bar- restaurant of very high level and low cost. Also for the golfers there is a driving range which has ten covered spaces to practice, a pitching green and a putting green. The golf course is for players of all levels.The wonderful location Trieste has enables the player's to see the sea and the Carso, a wonderful habitat to relax and joyfully play breathing fresh air! An advantage in the golf club Trieste is that there is always a bit of wind so also in the hottest day it's cool enough to play!