A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance

WhenFernandospotsherinaVenicecafeandknowsimmediatelythatsheisTheOne,MarlenadeBlasiiscaughtoffguard.AdivorcedAmericanwomantravellingthroughItaly,shethoughtshewassatisfiedwithherlife.Yetwithinafewmonths,shequitsherjobasachef,sellsherhouse,kisseshertwogrown-upkidsgoodbye,andmovestoVenice.Oncethere,shefindsherselfsittinginsugar-scentedpasticcerie,strollingthroughsixteenth-centurypalazzi,renovatinganapartmentoverlookingtheseductiveAdriaticSea,andpreparingtowedavirtualstrangerinanancientstonechurch.AsthistransplantedAmericanlearnsthehardwayaboutthepeculiaritiesofVenetianculture,wearetreatedtoanhonest,oftencomicviewofhowtwomiddle-agedpeople,bothsetintheirwaysbutalsosetonbeingtogether,buildalife.ATHOUSANDDAYSINVENICEisfilledwiththefoodsandflavoursofItalyandpepperedwithrecipesandculinaryobservations.Butthemaincoursehereisaboutawomanwhofallsinlovewithbothamanandacity,andfinallyfindsthehomeshedidn'tknowshewasmissing.