{"id":22682,"date":"2015-01-05T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=22682"},"modified":"2015-01-03T16:18:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T22:18:32","slug":"politics-of-washing-by-polly-coles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/politics-of-washing-by-polly-coles\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics of Washing by Polly Coles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;cn=1064810\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/politics-of-washing.jpg?resize=240%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"politics of washing\" width=\"240\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/politics-of-washing.jpg?w=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/politics-of-washing.jpg?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>This is the story of ordinary life in an extraordinary place.<\/p>\n<p>The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people from around the globe for centuries, but what is it like to live there? To move house by boat, to get a child with a broken leg to hospital or to set off for school one morning only to find that the streets have become rivers and the playground is a lake full of sewage? When Polly Coles and her family left England for Venice, they discovered a city caught between modern and ancient life &#8211; where the locals still go on an annual pilgrimage to give thanks for the end of the Black Death; where schools are housed in renaissance palaces and your new washing machine can only be delivered on foot. This is a city perilously under siege from tourism, but its people refuse to give it up &#8211; indeed, they love it with a passion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;cn=1064810\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>The Politics of Washing<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>is a fascinating window into the world of ordinary Venetians and the strange and unique place they call home. <em>(description from publisher)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the story of ordinary life in an extraordinary place. The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people from around the globe for centuries, but what is it like to live there? 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