The Republic of Venice was the first great economic, cultural, and naval power of the modern Western world. After winning the struggle for ascendency in the lat

Little golden cloudlets, like winged living creatures, were hanging high up in the rosy glow above Santa Maria della Salute, and all along the Grand Canal the c

This book is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and greed set in 19th-century Venice. The author weaves a complex and suspenseful plot, populated by a cast of v