Marlena finds herself in Venice with a thousand days stretching before her. The ancient city becomes her backdrop for transformation as she navigates narrow streets and discovers hidden corners that mirror her inner journey. She encounters locals who challenge her assumptions about life and love. The lagoon city offers her chances to reinvent herself, but she must decide whether to embrace change or retreat to familiar ground. Each day brings new encounters that force her to confront what she truly wants from life. Venice itself becomes a character in her story, its moods shifting with the tides and seasons. Marlena learns that sometimes the most profound changes happen when you least expect them, in places that seem frozen in time but pulse with endless possibility.
Genres: literary-fiction, adventure, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, personal-growth
Setting: Venice
Period: 21st-century
Paperback · Rainbow BV