Coffee with the Count

Written by Janice L Blixt

In David’s book The Master Of Verona, the title ‘Count’ is reserved for the villain, the historical Count of San Bonifacio. But if when David mentions the Count to me, I respond with a smile and a joke about pouring coffee.

David and I got married in 2002. Our honeymoon also served as a research trip for him. Of the three months we spent touring Europe, starting in Greece and ending in London, fully a month was spent in Italy. Of that month, a week was spent in Verona. Thanks to the advice of a friend, photo-journalist David Turnley, he’d…