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The Venice Hotel

By: Tess Woods
Narrated by: Lucia Mastrantone, Kristy Best, Imogen Sage, Suzi Dougherty
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When the lives of four very different women become entangled in a boutique Venice hotel, dark secrets unravel and not everyone who checked into the hotel will check out again.

Signora Loretta Bianchi, the world famous cook at Venice's Hotel Il Cuore, is forced to choose between once-in-a-lifetime passion and her devoted husband.
Sophie, on assignment in Venice as a food writer, finds a lot more than Signora Bianchi's secret recipes to love, but what is the charming Rocco hiding?
Law graduate Elena is sinking just like the endangered city she's returned home to, and she'll stop at nothing to be free from her marriage.
Grandmother Gayle's dream Venetian holiday turns sinister as she finds herself embroiled in a life or death escape.

Set against a backdrop of the romance and tragedy of magical Venice, The Venice Hotel explores the powerful bonds that develop between women in times of crisis, and the healing power of female connection.


©2024 Tess Woods (P)2024 Penguin Random House Australia Audio Friendship Genre Fiction Marriage Italy

Critic Reviews

'I completely fell in love with the women of the Venice Hotel' - Nicola Moriarty

'A love letter to a gorgeous city, crafted with such rich detail, I felt I knew every character to the core.' - Melina Marchetta

'The perfect combination of juicy drama and heartrending emotion' - Rachael Johns
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Loved this story. Memories of holidays in Venice visualized as I listened to this fascinating story on Audible.

The magic of Venice portrayed

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Characters were a bit weird but it’s an enjoyable light read with a slightly dark theme

Slow start but got into it and enjoyed the story line

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A beautifully written story that deals intelligently with a number of challenging relationships and subjects through its cast of complex and generous characters. My only criticism of the performance is that it could have used a trigger warning given the domestic abuse subject matter.

Outstanding Storytelling

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Loved Venice, clever braided plots, the charm of the characters. Great performances by the narrators too

First ever audible

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Just loved the diversity of the women, their connections, strength and resilience. Learning about Venice and being immersed in Italian culture was also amazing ❤️

Women and their strength

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Loved this! I love a good love story! with a little twist thrown in.

Love!

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Hot button topics like domestic violence, homophobia, and anti-religious sentiment along with the very real issue of climate change means this book is a very modern day tale deliberately trying to create conversations in book clubs everywhere. Well written characters. I did feel like the book ended quite abruptly, however it was a satisfying ending nonetheless.

Modern day romance

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Tess Woods immerses you in Venice with wonderfully crafted characters, love and an excellent story.

A stunning story

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Absolutely loved this book. Tess you have done it yet again. I’m so glad it was 14 plus hours as it covered everyone’s story perfectly. The 12 days of Christmas was so good to keep us waiting and wanting to know what was next, with great twists and surprises along the way.

Couldn’t stop listening

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Great book - the four different POVs were very different and unique from each other. The setting was done masterfully, and the underlying themes of DV, climate change and Venice drowning I thought was done tastefully. It wasn't the point of the book so it wasn't in your face, but doesn't let you get by easy.

Great book

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