All the Lost Places

When all of Venice is unmasked one man's identity remains a mystery . . . 1807 When a baby is discovered floating in a basket along the quiet canals of Venice a guild of artisans takes him in and raises him as a son skilled in each of their trades. Although the boy Sebastien Trovato has wrestled with questions of his origins it isn't until a woman washes ashore on his lagoon island that answers begin to emerge. In hunting down his story Sebastien must make a choice that could alter not just his own future but also that of the beloved floating city. 1904 Daniel Goodman is given a fresh start in life as the century turns. Hoping to redeem a past laden with regrets he is sent on an assignment from California to Venice to procure and translate a rare book. There he discovers a city of colliding hope and decay much like his own life and a mystery wrapped in the pages of that filigree-covered volume. With the help of Vittoria a bookshop keeper Daniel finds himself in a web of shadows secrets and discoveries carefully kept within the stones and canals of the ancient city . . . and in the mystery of the man whose story the book does not finish: Sebastien Trovato. "Introspective surprising and achingly beautiful."--Booklist starred review "Dykes's pen is fused with magic and poetry. Every word's a gentle wave building into the splendor that is All the Lost Places where struggles for identity and a place to belong find hope between the pages of a timeless story."--J'NELL CIESIELSKI bestselling author of The Socialite "Luscious writing authentic characters and an ending that satisfies to the core of the spirit this novel is another winner from Amanda Dykes."--HEIDI CHIAVAROLI Carol Award-winning author of Freedom's Ring and Hope Beyond the Waves