JoAnn Locktov Editor
Charles Christopher Photographer
Foreword by Frances Mayes
Bella Figura Publications, San Francisco, 2014, English
Nonfiction, Lifestyle; Nonfiction, Architecture; Nonfiction, Art and Cultural History
9 x 8.6 inches, 96 pages, hardcover
ISBN: 9780990772507
Suggested Retail Price: $26.00

Dream of Venice captures the mysterious allure of the ancient floating city with the evocative photography of Charles Christopher and the beguiling words of a diverse group of contemporary Venetophiles. With a captivating foreword by best-selling author Frances Mayes, Dream of Venice will inspire you to listen to the silence of the canals and lose yourself in the ethereal mist of Piazza San Marco.

Additional contributors include Claire Bloom, James Conlon, Roger Crowley, Patrizia Gucci, Peggy Guggenheim, Dianne Hales, Marcella Hazan, Saxon Henry, David Hewson, Patricia Highsmith, Erica Jong, Paul Mazursky, Sylvia Sass, Giampaolo Seguso, Jessica Spiegel, Alberto Toso Fei, Susan Van Allen, Adam Van Doren, Matthew White, and Hutton Wilkinson.

A portion of the proceeds from each book will be donated to Save Venice, Inc. to support vital art and architecture restorations in La Serenissima.

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