SETTING

THE SETTING OF THE BOOK IS IN VENICE , ITALY .THE AUTHOR GIVES A VERY DETAILED DISRCIPTION ABOUT THE SURROUNDINGS IN THE CITY. IT GIVES YOU A FEEL OF A FANTASY WORLD DISCRIBING STATUES OF WINGED LIONS AND MERMAID SCULPTURES AMONG THE GONDOLA RIDES .THE STORY IS ALSO SET IN A MORE HISTORIC INE PERIOD WICH GIVES THE BOOK EVEN MORE OF AN EDGE TO ME . THE BOOK KEEPS PULLING ME DEEPER INTO THE CITY WITH EACH CHAPTER . THE CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK PROSPER AND BO ACTUALLY ONLY VISIT VENICE BECAUSE OF THE STORIES THERE MOTHER TELLS THEM WHEN THEY ARE YOUNGER