The War is just over. In Venice a city elaborately and affectionatelydescribed the American Colonel Richard Cantrell falls passionately in lovewith Renata a you... » 

The War is just over. In Venice a city elaborately and affectionatelydescribed the American Colonel Richard Cantrell falls passionately in lovewith Renata a young Italian countess who has a profile that could break youror anyone elses heart. Cantrell is embittered warscarred and old enough tobe Renatas father but he is overwhelmed by the selflessness and freshness ofthe love she is offering. But this is no fairy tale. The fighting may be endedbut the wounds of war have not yet healed. And for some the longedfor peacehas come too late. «