A Terrible Idea

"A Terrible Idea" is an amusing tale of Venice in the 21st century. Prudence and Philip, the last scions of a rich English-Italian family, must come to terms with the legacy of a crumbling ancestral palazzo on the Grand Canal. If only granny were here to advise them…

Authors Andrea Perego and Daniela Biscontin (Red Moons and Cornflowers) team up here in their debut as co-writers, and deliver a delicious mix of wit and fantasy, with a touch of political incorrectness, weaving a realistically imaginary scenario of both a family and a city on the brink of extinction.