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Vaporetto 13 (Paperback)

by Robert Girardi (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 197 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre; New Ed edition (16 Jul 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340707186
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340707180
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 1.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 810,870 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jack Squire is a successful currency trader on business in Venice. Haunted by recent events in his life, he takes to walking the streets at midnight. He meets the ethereal Caterina, a woman who seems to bear the sadness of centuries, who eventually changes his view of life and of death.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Evaporated 13 - Way Too Short!, 23 Jul 1999
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Having read Girardi's debut novel "Madeleine's Ghost", I was excited to see he'd written another ghost story. I think his style of descriptive writing lends itself well to the supernatural theme, because the reader can become immersed in the story very quickly and the places and characters feel very real. Their lives, loves and fears are raw and true to life, this adding credibility and style to an otherwise simple ghost story.

I think we can call relate to one of Girardi's characters in one way or another - ok, so we're not all traders posted to romantic European locations, living in penthouse suites on the Grand Canal, but I'm sure we've all had friend/colleague put us in an uncomfortable position before or had an infatuation with somebody unattainable at least once in our lives.

Girardi's wonderful description of Venice and all it's glories made me want to go back and experience the unique city again and again. I thought that the book was a little too short, but it worked nevertheless. At least Girardi knows when and how to finish a story rather than stretch it out for page number's sake and I LOVE the fact that his books have closure. Maybe it's fond memories of childhood fairy tales where they "all lived happily ever after...", but it's also healthy for adult reading. There seems to be so much literary drivel around at present that lacks a true ending, making Girardi's books a real pleasure to read.

I have enjoyed both these books immensly... I look forward to reading more of his work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars As beautiful as Marquez and as mystical as Allende., 4 Dec 2007
By M. A. Cadman "Matthew Cadman" (Newbridge. Newport) - See all my reviews
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I was lucky enough to be given this by a rep as a proof when I worked as a bookseller in the late 90s. It was one of those books I saved for going on holiday as I knew very little about it and therefore was not in a hurry to read it.

It turned out to be one of my very favourite reads, transporting me to the city, the streets and the bowels of Venice and to a seemingly different time and a definite different space. The characters are meaty, the prose flowing and the plot beautiful - get it now, you will not regret it.
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