Life and Death in Venice

By Victor Lana

Life and Death in Venice is the story of New Yorker Robert "Bobby" Valenti who moves to Venice to start over after divorcing his wife and the death of his mother. In the magical city he navigates the streets and yearns to get to know the place on an intimate level while wanting to forget a past that he is trying to escape. He joins a writers' group where he makes friends and hopes to enhance his goal of writing a novel. Bobby starts seeing Mireille, a beautiful French girl who is a group member, but she has many personal dramas that cause their relationship to be on and off again. After he meets Elena in a bar, he takes her home and learns that she is a prostitute who has an abusive pimp, so he reluctantly pays her. He continues seeing Elena even after Mireille comes back from a long trip to Paris, creating an unusual love triangle. As he attempts to write his book and hopes to find some peace and happiness in Venice, many obstacles are standing in his way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734363177
• ISBN13: 9781734363173
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Victor Lana
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"