Venice is a romantic city—and where, if not in Venice, can you meet the love of your whole life? That’s exactly what happened to Marlene de Blazy, a middle-aged American woman who fell in love with an Italian man and gave up everything—her home and the restaurant where she was the head chef—to start a new life in Venice. And that life turned out to be full of incredible discoveries. Real Venice is nothing like the one tourists see. This book is a love story unfolding against the backdrop of a magnificent city and a wonderful Italian cuisine.