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Sam and Elena dream of another life

but as his carefully built new life begins to crumble

for a troubling new era

But nothing with fairies is ever simple

In his debut cookbook

Venice Tales (City Tales) Picture Books Sam and Elena dream ofVenice Tales is the first comprehensive collection of short stories on Venice by Italian authors. The book encompasses a broad chronological span, beginning from the Middle Ages (Boccaccio), through to the early modern period (Sansovino), the Enlightenment (Casanova, Goldoni), to the modern and contemporary eras (Marinetti, Montale, Calvino, Scarpa and others). A dream like city uniquely built on water, Venice was a hub of trade with the East and the