Ann Bridge

Grace Kilmichael, the well-known painter, is running away. She's escaping her husband and his wandering eye, her bullying grown-up children, and the tiresomeness of being herself. En route to Split and Dubrovnik, Grace travels through Paris and Venice, and to the glories of Torcello. Here she meets Nicholas—fascinating, rebellious, completely unsuitable (and half her age). Thrown into turmoil by their...