I loved this extremely gentle family story with a hint of magical realism. It's taken me a very long time to finish because it felt right to listen to it slowly and I'm so glad I did. When all the threads find eachother late in the book, I found the resolutions equally sad and moving. It's an exceptionally written book with great characterisation and a romance for Venice and Romano that caught me even though they aren't places that are special to me. The audiobook is brilliantly performed and I will definitely seek out other novels by Tracy Chevalier now.