With its gondola-filled canals and beautiful architecture, the ‘floating city’ of Venice is unlike anywhere else in the world. It is a city where apparent opposites intersect; at once aquatic and terrestrial, past and present, East and West, spiritual and carnal, imaginary and real. It is this mystery and multiplicty that has long oiffered inspiration to writers and storytellers. This collection of short stories investigates the city, offering new perspectives on one of the world’s most coveted destinations.