A Stopover in VeniceA debut novel that begins as a tale of loneliness and heartbreak yet opens into a dazzling, enchanting story of secrets and self-discovery in a magical city. “A romance with heft and heart. Walker writes … with amazing candor and insight.” —The Boston Globe 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. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 26 |
Section 3 | 33 |
Section 4 | 39 |
Section 5 | 45 |
Section 6 | 50 |
Section 7 | 81 |
Section 8 | 95 |
Section 20 | 173 |
Section 21 | 175 |
Section 22 | 182 |
Section 23 | 188 |
Section 24 | 198 |
Section 25 | 200 |
Section 26 | 208 |
Section 27 | 213 |
Section 9 | 104 |
Section 10 | 105 |
Section 11 | 107 |
Section 12 | 114 |
Section 13 | 117 |
Section 14 | 120 |
Section 15 | 122 |
Section 16 | 130 |
Section 17 | 139 |
Section 18 | 147 |
Section 19 | 154 |
Section 28 | 215 |
Section 29 | 217 |
Section 30 | 221 |
Section 31 | 225 |
Section 32 | 269 |
Section 33 | 276 |
Section 34 | 288 |
Section 35 | 299 |
Section 36 | 304 |
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