In The Waters of Eternal Youth, the twenty-fifth instalment in the bestselling Brunetti series, our Commissario finds himself drawn into a case that may not be a crime at all. Brunetti is investigating a cold case by request of the grand Contessa Lando-Continui, a friend of Brunetti's mother-in-law. Fifteen years ago the Contessa's teenage granddaughter, Manuela, was found drowning in a canal. She was rescued from the canal at the last moment, but in many ways it was too late; she suffered severe brain damage and her life was never the same again. Once a passionate horse rider, Manuela, now aged thirty, cannot remember the accident, or her beloved horse, and lives trapped in an eternal youth. The Contessa, unconvinced that this was an accident, implores Brunetti to find the culprit she believes was responsible for ruining Manuela's life. Out of a mixture of curiosity, pity and a willingness to fulfil the wishes of a loving grandmother, Brunetti reopens the case. But once he starts to investigate, Brunetti finds a murky past and a dark story at its heart.The Waters of Eternal Youth is awash in the rhythms and concerns of contemporary Venetian life, from historical preservation, to housing, to new waves of African migrants, all circling the haunting story of a woman trapped in a perpetual childhood.

The Waters of Eternal Youth: Brunetti 25

BİR VENEDİK POLİSİYESİ: COMMISSARIO BRUNETTI SERİSİ   Marghera’daki bir arazide, travesti kılığında ve acımazsızca dövülerek yüzü tanınmaz hâle getirilen bir ceset bulunur. Bölgedeki polis merkezinde müsait komiser bulunmadığından cinayeti soruşturma görevi Commissario Brunetti’ye verilir. Bu görevle birlikte Brunetti’nin Venedik'in bunaltıcı sıcağından kaçıp dağlarda huzurlu bir aile tatili geçirme hayalleri suya düşer.   Önce kurbanın kimliğinin tespit edilmesi gerekir ve soruşturma ilerledikçe Brunetti, Venedik’in kirli yüzüyle tanışır. Ön yargılarla başlayan soruşturmanın altından sarsıcı gerçekler bir bir çıkar.   “Şurası tartışılmaz ki Donna Leon polisiyenin kraliçesidir. Venedik’in toplumsal manzarasını ve iç siyasetini ortaya koymakta Leon’un üstüne yazar yok!” The Baltimore Sun
 
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Ölüm Elbisesi - Brunetti Serisi 3

20th Century Gals - According to Babe is a video history that explores the 20th century through the lenses of politics, sexuality, family, and work. It combines historical re-enactments and personal writings. Babe, played by Cathy Jones of "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", provides journalistic commentary in her 1940s style. The production was filmed in period sets at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.