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Prince Leonidas—Gemma’s charming and dangerous nemesis
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi Fiction_Gift_Guide and is recommended for childrenA New York Times Notable Book A Best Book of the Year: The Economist, The New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Slate. com, and Time In Venice, at the Biennale, a jaded, bellini swigging journalist named Jeff Atman meets a beautiful woman and they embark on a passionate affair. In Varanasi, an unnamed journalist (who may or may not be Jeff) joins thousands of pilgrims on the banks of the holy Ganges. He intends to stay for a few days but ends up