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Emma Andrews has quit London for Venice after a family quarrel at her beloved grandmother's funeral. Venice possesses her completely, to the exclusion of grief, tiredness and her family. She meets Toni, a Venetian hotel owner, whose life also is overshadowed by his family history. They both show a normal face to the world, but their backgrounds provoke erratic behaviour in their personal lives. They both look for light out of the darkness, like the saints kneeling before the sun in the lunette over the door of the church of San Giobbe. Other Venetians have their stories, including Maria whose son works in Manhattan. Emma and Toni's relationship unfolds against the background of St Mark's and its piazza, Harry's Bar, the evocative islands of San Michele and Torcello, and a Venice shaken by the events of 9/11 in New York.
Peter was a sad, troubled boy because of his father's attitude and bad behaviour. As a reaction he rebels in school and goes out of his way to tease and ill-treat younger children. He is kicked out of school after he humiliates Sam who comes from a rich family. When Sam grows older be begins to study law and falls in love with a girl in the same course and who happens to be Peter's sister. Sam's mother shuns her completely because of her family's background. Peter kien tifel imdejjaq id-dar minħabba l-attitudni u l-imġiba ħażina ta' missieru. Bħala reazzjoni, kien jirribella fl-iskola u jara kif jagħmel biex jinki u anke jaħqar lil tfal iżgħar minnu. Tkeċċa mill-iskola wara li umilja bl-ikrah lil Sam, tifel minn familja sinjura. Meta Sam jikber jibda jistudja għal avukat u jsir iħobb tfajla fl-istess kors li tinzerta tkun oħt Peter. Omm Sam ma tkunx trid taf biha minħabba l-familja tagħha li kellhom ħafna nkwiet mal-missier u li l-omm kienet taħdem bħala seftura.