The author went to Venice in 1957, aged 25, to have fun for a season among the rich and glam. Written with 67 years’ hindsight, this memoir is a vivid evocation of a vanished era.
Love From Venice: A Golden Summer on the Grand Canal
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978139972165318/01/2024
Categories: 01. New Year 2024: Biography & Memoir, Biography, Letters & Diaries, New Year 2024
Tags: Italy, Memoir
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