A Stopover in Venice by Kathryn Walker is set in modern-day Venice, with an early 1500s subplot. Cornelia “Nel” is on tour in Italy with her famous musician husband. Tired of waiting around in hotel rooms, never visiting or enjoying the areas they tour, she impulsively leaves the entourage and he...
The story is multi-layered with a woman in search of her own personality & life. She makes the decision to get off the train heading to Bologna and return to Venice for some on her own during her husband's music tour. A seemingly abandoned dog leads to her a Renaissance palazzo where the owner is...