The Lover of No Fixed AbodeThe month, November. Glittering worldliness and dubious shabbiness overlap, passion and suspicion intertwine in a three day Venetian adventure, bookended by the arrival of a plane and the departure of a ship. It begins with a troubling encounter on a flight to Venice. She is an elegant Roman signora on the search for undervalued paintings, and he a mysterious tour guide. She is invited to cosmopolitan parties by Venetian social and art glitterati. Mr.