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Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

Venice

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  The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin

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  Goodwin here sends his inimitable Ottoman eunuch detective Yashim to 1840s Venice in search of a missing masterpiece desired at any cost by the Sultan. With reams of the compelling historical detail and lively characters that made earlier episodes 'The Janissary Tree' and 'The Snake Stone' so brilliant, this is another hit mystery.

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  Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon

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  The first of the magnificent Brunetti novels sees the detective investigating the death of an eminent conductor during a perfomance at La Fenice theatre. In a spectacularly assured debut, Leon introduces her characters, themes and setting with such skill that delving further into the series is irresistible.

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  Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb

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  A 20th century classic from the Hungarian master. On honeymoon in Venice, Mihaly soon finds his marriage, and then his whole existence, spinning swiftly out of control. Accidentally abandoning his wife at a provincial railway station he embarks on an existential journey across Italy. Funny, atmospheric and deftly plotted, this is one of our favourites.

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  Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers

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  By far and away Salley Vickers' best work, it is a charming, gentle novel set in Venice which follows Miss Garnet, a quiet, abstemious, middle-aged woman who spends six months in Venice following the death of her dear friend.

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  The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

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  A slender and remarkable novel of great imaginative intensity. Set in Venice in the Napoleonic era, it follows two highly unusual characters through the twists of love, offering in its assured style a great depth of wit and wisdom.