Venetian Vespers

John Banville

Everything was a puzzle, everything a trap set to mystify and hinder me. 1899. As the new century approaches, English hack-writer Evelyn Dolman marries Laura Rensselaer, the daughter of a wealthy American plutocrat. But in the midst of a mysterious rift between Laura and her father, Evelyn's plans of a substantial inheritance are thrown into doubt. As the unhappy newlyweds travel to Venice at Palazzo Dioscuri - the ancestral home of the charming but treacherous Count Barbarigo - a series of seemingly otherworldly occurrences exacerbate Evelyn's already frayed nerves: is it just the sea mist blanketing the floating city or is he losing his mind?

Author(s): Banville, John
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 25/09/2025
Pagination: 368 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Published By: Faber & Faber
Book Classification: Fiction: general & literary|Ghosts & poltergeists
Dimensions: 216x135
Weight:
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780571386635