‘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 co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


4 Comments for ‘Too Many Memories’ in Venice

malia 09.29.08 | 3:48 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 | 3:57 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 | 10:28 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 | 12:17 PM 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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