“Only, no one really knows it by that name anymore.” “It’s named after the family that first built it.” There was an edge to her voice, as though she hesitated to speak the next set of words. “The name?” Jack had asked, the first time Frankie had inquired. It’s a place marked by death and decay-perhaps not the ideal retreat for an author struggling with her uncertain nerves…Įven the name of the palazzo itself seemed to portend something dark and ominous. Write a new novel that will fully redeem her.īut Venice, for all of its history and beauty, has plenty of darkness. Maybe there Frankie can properly distance herself from what happened and recapture her old spark. But in the ensuing decades, her star has never risen beyond the height of that initial book, and a particular review of her most recent release sent the author into an emotional tailspin culminating in a very public breakdown.ĭesperate to escape London and the eyes of society, Frankie accepts an offer of sanctuary from her best friend Jack, whose family owns a palazzo in Venice. Frankie Croy was once a literary darling, her debut novel a smashing success both critically and financially.
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