A middle-aged writer is looking for a quiet retreat; a slightly younger female estate agent gives him details of a house a close to Venice. A middle-aged writer is looking for a quiet retreat; a slightly younger female estate agent gives him details of a house a close to Venice. A middle-aged writer is looking for a quiet retreat; a slightly younger female estate agent gives him details of a house a close to Venice. A middle-aged writer is looking for a quiet retreat; a slightly younger female estate agent gives him details of a house a close to Venice.