My high school friend, college roommate, and life long friend Cecelia moved to Venice a couple of months ago. She was reading this book, and so I decided to pick it up too, to get a glimpse into her new life. It is delightful!
Jones is a Brit whose humor cracks me up. The descriptions of Venice and its people are colorful, sympathetic, and clever. This city is so unique and it seems to draw equally unique and creative people. The characters are funny and interesting, although I had trouble keeping track of who was who. I soldiered through, though, without being able to untangle the mystery, but that didn't dampen my enthusiasm for the characters, the setting, and the story. I will pay closer attention on my next read through, and will hopefully be able to track the various characters more diligently! Yes, it's going to be kept and read again. And in the meantime, I'm going to order the next book in the series. I quite like the main character, who lives with his cat and longs for his wife back in Scotland.
It's obvious that the music, food, history, and art scenes in Venice are incredibly rich, diverse, and celebrated daily. What an amazing culture. It made me think that perhaps I need to educate myself before venturing over for a visit so I can appreciate it more when I see it.
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