venice rising

"When Venice was at her most serenely beautiful, there was no one there to see her except the Venetians themselves. For ten terrifying, precious weeks, the Venetians got to know their city again.

In a city “naked without admirers,” a city resting from overtourism, there emerge new thoughts for a more mindful future. This timely and moving book is expertly curated by Kathleen Ann González, author of A Beautiful Woman in Venice."  

-- Michelle Lovric, author of The Book of Human Skin, The Remedy, and Carnevale

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"Venice Rising is a compilation of eye witness reports from Venetians who have experienced unprecedented challenges. With honesty and wisdom they write of their fears, resilience, and hope. After sustaining devastating flood damage and loss of tourism, Venice has been returned to her residents. It is time that we listen to them. "

-- JoAnn Locktov, Bella Figura Publications 

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"I loved Venice at first sight, but it wasn’t until I read Venice Rising that I truly appreciated — and fell in love with --Venetians.  They are, as historian William Thayer observed a century ago, “magnificent by nature.”

In the last year Venice has reeled under two disasters: a devastating once-in-a-century flood and the coronavirus crisis that triggered a months-long lockdown. In Venice Rising, a mosaic of citizens — artisans, rowers, teachers, performers, shop owners, scions of its oldest families — present a first-hand view of their city as they had  never seen it: deserted, silent, isolated, anxious yet at the same time never more beautiful or serene.

Venice Rising is a symphony of love, with many voices blending together to stir the soul just as deeply as their beloved hometown has for so many centuries." 

-- Dianne Hales, author of La Bella Lingua, La Passione, and Mona Lisa