Download or read book The Venice of the East written by Emmanuel Thomas and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the serene backwaters of Kerala to the hustle and glitz of great cities of the world, The Venice of the East is an expansive tale set against the historical, socio-cultural and technological landscape of the 20th century. Tracing the rise, fall and rise of an aristocratic family of Kuttanad, Venice plots the life of a simple boy from Alappuzha, Joy Mariadas on his journey of love, friendship, betrayal, discovery and realisation of the American Dream.