‘Too Many Memories’ in Venice

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.29.08 | 2:00 PM ET

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The Sunday Observer recently published a powerful essay about the author’s first return visit to Venice following her husband’s death. “I was living in a new house in London, had new friends, had a new, more profound relationship with my daughters, and had visited new places,” Sheila Hancock writes. “But fear of looking back on our lives together was beginning to limit my horizons. I needed to venture to a place where in the past I had been supremely happy with John. I decided to go to Venice.” Update: Unfortunately, the essay is no longer available.

Tags: Europe, Italy, Venice, Shrinking Planet

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


4 Comments for ‘Too Many Memories’ in Venice

malia 09.29.08 | 2:48 PM ET

sounded like a great essay, but unfortunately when i clicked on the link it says that it’s been “due to web rights expiry.” =(

Jim Benning 09.29.08 | 2:57 PM ET

Thanks for the note, Malia. That’s a shame. Just added a note about it.

Jack from eyeflare travel tips 09.30.08 | 9:28 AM ET

Try using the Google cache, it still comes up for me with this search:

cache:http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/sep/21/venice.culturaltrips

Casey Kittrell 09.30.08 | 11:17 AM ET

I didn’t get to read the piece noted, but William Trevor has a beautiful story with a similar premise called Cheating at Canasta. First appeared in The Tatler, but I don’t think it’s online.

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