A Thousand Days in Venice (Ballantine Readers Circle)
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A Thousand Days in Venice (Ballantine Readers Circle)
by Authors:
Marlena De Blasi
Released: 03 June, 2003
ISBN: 0345457641
Paperback
Sales Rank: 24900
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Customer Review #1:
 A Delicious Escape!
The setting of Venice is as much a character as Marlena and "the stranger". I wondered if she was really in love with the stranger or was it just the magic of Venice. It is a wonderful story of unexpectedly falling in love and doing something very impulsive (selling everything and moving to another country) which is a fantasy for many women but middle aged people dont usually go through with it. Reality eventually set in and if I were Marlena I would have kicked
lt;br /gt;Fernando to the curb and gone back home rather than deal with all his moodiness. I think she had a huge amount of patience with and trust in someone she barely knew. So it must have been true love but she never did explain why she fell in love with him. If was evident that she represented freedom and noncomformity to him but I never quite understood her motivation.
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lt;br /gt;What the book did do was make ME fall in love with Venice. I started drinking prosecco and having "aperitivi" every night, cooking Italian and even booked a trip to Italy for this fall! The story definitely transported me and that always means it was a good book!
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Customer Review #2:
A Refreshing Tale of Destiny
Rather than overplay the fairytale aspect of her story, De Blasi gives an honest picture of two headstrong people coming together after spending years set in their ways. She must come to terms with the fantasy of living in Venice and the realities of life in an unfamiliar place which has its own set of rules and codes. If this book doesnt convince you that destiny is at work in the world, its hard to imagine what will.
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Customer Review #3:
A book to savor...
Most of my favorite books vividly evoke a place, and this one is no different. De Blasi shares her Venice, and her romance, in this delightful memoir. Its been well described, so I wont summarize it. Its a book that, like a good meal, must be experienced to be appreciated.
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lt;br /gt;Readers looking for a travelogue or cookbook may be disappointed, but that isnt de Blasis fault-- she beautifully accomplishes what she sets out to do, which is to offer a glimpse of romance and beauty, and a look at a different world. The story of her romance isnt strange to me, as my own marriage began similarly nearly 25 years ago. It happens, but only, I think to those open to serendipity, and de Blasi certainly is.
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lt;br /gt;Although there will be prosaic naysayers who simply dont get it, this is a book Il read many times. I highly recommend it for armchair travellers and those who believe in serendipity!
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