”A mesmerizing story of love and obsession in nineteenth-century Venice. Dark and utterly compelling.”  NATASHA SOLOMONS "A quirky, darkly mischievous novel about love, obsession and the burden of charisma, played out against the backdrop of Venice's watery, decadent glory." SARAH DUNANT “Revealing, surprising, compelling, gripping.” MIRIAM MARGOLYES, actress  “A real knack...