The Girl from Venice
of Martin Cruz Smith
Description
The highly anticipated new standalone novel from Martin Cruz Smith, whom The Washington Post has declared âthat uncommon phenomenon: a popular and well-regarded crime novelist who is also a writer of real distinction,â The Girl from Venice is a suspenseful World War II love story set against the beauty, mystery, and danger of occupied Venice.Venice, 1945. The war may be waning, but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo comes across a young womanâs body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble.Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia rather than hand her over to the Nazis. This act of kindness leads them into the world of Partisans, random executions, the arts of forgery and high explosives, Mussoliniâs broken promises, the black market and gold, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon.The Girl from Venice is a thriller, a mystery, and a retelling of Italian history that will take your breath away. Most of all it is a love story.
Gender
Main Characters
Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320 pages
- Publisher Simon Schuster
- Publication Date October 18th 2016
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781439140239
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Italy']
Rate this work
đ Log in to evaluate this book.
Share your opinion with other readers. Your feedback is very important!
AI-Powered Recommendations
Based on your reading of "The Girl from Venice", our dual AI algorithms suggest these titles. ⥠FAISS Baseline đ§ PyTorch Enhanced
Top Picks For You
đŻ Smart Selection
How do we choose these recommendations?
Similar Style Recommendations
Books with similar themes, authors, and writing styles to what you're reading now.
Smart AI Matches
Our advanced AI finds books you might love based on deeper patterns and reader preferences.
