John Berendt shares what he learned about the city of Venice and its people in the months following the fire that destroyed the city's historic Fenice Opera House.

In this sequel to her" New York Times" bestsellers" Under the Tuscan Sun" and" Bella Tuscany," the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" ("New York Times") Frances Mayes lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with Tuscany's people,