Liz Heron

Venice is a city which I have visited and loved. It is one of the main characters in a tale about time and immortality

The writing is beautiful, eloquent and pictorial. The descriptions of Venice are wonderfully evocative and atmospheric. I enjoyed this element in the book as it took me on a trip down memory lane. However, I found the story lacking something. It didn’t totally engage with me, sadly. I found it a little tedious at times and quite heavy going. I found the characterisation somewhat flat, too. I don’t know very much about opera, which is one of the tale’s themes, so maybe this had something to do with my lack of enthusiasm. If you’re an opera fan, maybe this is a book for you.

An interesting and unusual read, but at the end of the day not really my cup of tea.… (more)