Nel Everett, a young American woman, is touring Italy with her famous musician husband when, in a moment of fury, she pulls down her luggage and gets off the train. As her life speeds away down the tracks, Nel is marooned and on her own for the first time in eight years.
Bewildered, Nel returns to Venice where she encounters a tiny dog who leads her to a enigmatic stranger, a contessa, and a decaying Gothic palazzo. She is soon drawn into a world of charismatic characters, centuries of Venetian history, and the mystery of a lost masterpiece. What begins as a tale of loneliness and heartbreak opens into a dazzling, enchanting story of secrets and self-discovery in a magical city.
- ISBN10 0307267067
- ISBN13 9780307267061
- Publish Date 19 August 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 29 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Knopf Publishing Group
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 305
- Language English