Vaporetto 13
Vaporetto 13 by Robert Girardi, published by Delacorte Press in September 1997, is a novel that explores the intricate dynamics of love and life against the backdrop of Venice, Italy. This first edition, comprising 208 pages, delves into the lives of a woman with a mysterious past and a man facing an uncertain future as they embark on a romance that transcends ordinary boundaries. The narrative unfolds in a city rich with history and beauty, where the surface charm of canals and gondolas contrasts sharply with the chilling depths of its hidden alleys and traditions.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a tale that intertwines elements of fantasy, horror, and contemporary romance. The story follows Jack Squire, a currency trader from Washington, D.C., who encounters Caterina, a woman whose enigmatic presence captivates him. Set against the haunting atmosphere of Venice, the novel captures the essence of a city alive with ghosts and secrets, as Jack’s quest for truth leads him deeper into the complexities of love and the shadows of the past.
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vaporetto, n: A motorized water-taxi; steam engine. Commonly used in Venice, Italy.
In a city sustained by a miracle,a woman with an unfathomable past and a man with an uncertain future are about to engage in a romance that will transcend the ordinary boundaries of love and life.
Venice is echoing with the voices of all its old ghosts. Beneath the city’s exterior beauty–sundappled canals, charming gondolas, and splendid piazzas–is a world of bone-chilling cold, dank alleyways, and a tradition that yearly marks a Holiday of Death. Cloaks and masks, disguise and intrigue, are a time-honored way of life in this familiar yet unknowable city in which Jack Squire, a currency trader on assignment from Washington, D.C., has taken up residence. On one particular autumn night, swirling with damp mist and moving shadows, Jack finds himself in a campo teeming with stray cats. There he meets Caterina, a woman bearing the sadness of centuries, whose strangeness immediately possesses him and whose past eludes and controls him.
Vaporetto 13 is a relentless and mesmerizing novel of one lover’s search for truth and the haunted city in which he finds it.
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