ISBN: 1440625034 9781440625039

Category: Travel / Europe / Italy

Page count: 432

<b>A #1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller!<br><br>"Funny, insightful, illuminating . . ." <b>—<i>The Boston Globe</i></b></b><br><br>Twelve years ago, <i>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</i> exploded into a monumental success, residing a record-breaking four years on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list (longer than any work of fiction or nonfiction had before) and turning John Berendt into a household name. <i>The City of Falling Angels</i> is Berendt's first book since <i>Midnight</i>, and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Fenice opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.