YEAR 1
DW(18):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(24):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(nb):
Violante Caravello
A young female playwright named
Angelica Zafoni falls in love with a handsome surgeon,
Emilio Caravello, when he treats her for an injury. He then goes to see her first play produced. Soon, they decide to get married.
Angelica has wavy light brown hair and blue eyes, and
Emilio has frizzy blond hair and hazel eyes. Soon,
Angelica gives birth to their first child, a daughter named
Violante.
Violante has straight blond hair and blue eyes. Her birth so soon after the wedding causes a bit of talk, but
Angelica and
Emilio shrug it off.
YEAR 2
DW(19):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(25):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(1):
Violante Caravello
Angelica writes a new play inspired by her marriage and child. This play becomes extremely popular and wins a competition. Critics are sure it will become a literary classic.
Angelica and
Emilio are very proud. They even bring
Violante to see the play, though she is too young to understand it.
YEAR 3
DW(20):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(26):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(2):
Violante Caravello
Emilio is treating a patient in a bad part of town when a pickpocket steals his money. This sets back the family’s finances a bit, but they are not worried.
Angelica writes another play about the experience. It doesn’t do as well as the previous one, but still is successful.
YEAR 4
DW(21):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(27):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 3):
Violante Caravello
A horrible tragedy affects the family. Little
Violante falls ill, worrying her parents greatly.
Emilio pulls out all the stops to treat her. Initially her condition seems to improve, but soon it worsens.
Angelica and
Emilio have to say goodbye to their beloved daughter. They are utterly devastated, and
Angelica finds herself suffering writer’s block while
Emilio blames himself for failing to save her.
YEAR 5
DW(22):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(28):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 3):
Violante Caravello
DD(nb):
Chiara Caravello
Angelica and
Emilio are still grieving their daughter,
Violante, a pain that will never fully heal. However, they have a second daughter, who they name
Chiara which means lucky in the hope her life will be better than her sister’s. Having another child helps ameliorate Angelica’s writer’s block.
Chiara has brown hair and hazel eyes, unlike her sister.
YEAR 6
DW(23):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(29):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 3):
Violante Caravello
DD(1):
Chiara Caravello
DH’s Brother(28):
Orazio Caravello
Emilio’s ne’er-do-well brother,
Orazio, comes to live with them after losing yet another job.
Angelica hates him, but little
Chiara likes to play with her uncle.
Emilio tries to help
Orazio find work so he will move out.
YEAR 7
DW(24):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(30):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(2):
Chiara Caravello
DH’s Brother(dec at 29):
Orazio Caravello
Orazio steals a play
Angelica wrote and tries to publish it as his own.
Angelica catches him, and
Emilio gives him an ultimatum: clean up his act or leave.
Orazio tries to protest, and hits
Angelica. In the ensuing scuffle,
Orazio falls and hits his head.
Emilio tries to save his brother, but
Orazio dies.
Angelica and
Emilio tell everyone he died of illness and bury him in the yard to avoid prosecution for the death.
Chiara misses her uncle, but no one else does.
Angelica begins a play about an accidental murder, which she publishes anonymously.
YEAR 8
DW(25):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(31):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(3):
Chiara Caravello
DD(nb):
Aurelia Caravello
DD(nb):
Zenobia Caravello
Angelica gives birth to identical twin girls. They have blond hair, which saddens her as it reminds her of the late
Violante, but she and
Emilio resolve to look to the future.
Aurelia and
Zenobia become the new playmates of
Chiara, and
Angelica hopes they never get switched around, having seen too many twin-switching comedies.
YEAR 9
DW(26):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(32):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(4):
Chiara Caravello
DD(1):
Aurelia Caravello
DD(1):
Zenobia Caravello
Angelica and
Emilio start to have some trouble in their marriage. They argue several times, and eventually
Angelica takes the girls to her parents to cool off.
Emilio misses her and goes to apologize. Eventually,
Angelica forgives him and moves back in.
YEAR 10
DW(27):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(33):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(5):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(2):
Aurelia Caravello
DD(2):
Zenobia Caravello
DDog(nb): Lionetto
Little
Chiara develops a fascination with surgical equipment and surgery, an interest which
Emilio indulges, though
Angelica worries as to what it means for her. Soon,
Chiara is performing minor tasks to help her father, and professes a desire to become a surgeon too when she is older.
Emilio delivers the puppies of their neighbor’s dog, and in gratitude is given one of the puppies.
Angelica names him Lionetto.
YEAR 11
DW(28):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(34):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(6):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(3):
Aurelia Caravello
DD(3):
Zenobia Caravello
DD(nb):
Lucrezia Caravello
DDog(1): Lionetto
Venice is excommunicated by the pope, one of many times this has happened.
Angelica is inspired to write a satire about the event, which becomes very popular.
Angelica and
Emilio also welcome another daughter,
Lucrezia.
YEAR 12
DW(29):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(35):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(7):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(4):
Aurelia Caravello
DD(4):
Zenobia Caravello
DD(1):
Lucrezia Caravello
DDog(2): Lionetto
After visiting plague patients,
Emilio falls horribly ill. To protect them,
Angelica sends the children away to her parents. She is absolutely terrified, not wanting to lose another loved one after the death of
Violante. However, near-miraculously,
Emilio recovers.
Angelica brings the girls back to their father, and is extremely relieved. She donates the proceeds of her next play to charity in thanks for her husband’s recovery.
YEAR 13
DW(30):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(36):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(8):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(5):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(5):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(2):
Lucrezia Caravello
DD(nb): Isabetta Caravello
DDog(3): Lionetto
Aurelia begins to become interested in plants, especially those with medicinal properties. She begins a collection of interesting plants, which her parents humor.
Zenobia comes to enjoy playing in the garden, though
Angelica always watches her carefully lest she injure herself, and forbids both girls from digging in the dirt to play or collect plants so they will not find Orazio’s grave.
Angelica gives birth to yet another daughter, Isabetta. She is pleased, but
Emilio is a bit disappointed as he wanted a boy, though he still adores the new baby.
YEAR 14
DW(31):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(37):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(9):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(6):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(6):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(3):
Lucrezia Caravello
DD(1): Isabetta Caravello
DDog(4): Lionetto
Dcat(nb):
Faustina
When off collecting plants,
Aurelia discovers an abandoned kitten, which the family dubs
Faustina. The new pet has a bit of trouble living with Lionetto at first, but eventually both pets adjust.
Chiara swears she even saw
Faustina lying on Lionetto’s back once!
YEAR 15
DW(32):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(38):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(10):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(7):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(7):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(4):
Lucrezia Caravello
DD(2): Isabetta Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(1):
Faustina
Tragically, Lionetto is hit by a runaway cart.
Angelica and
Emilio sue the cart’s owner and receive damages. However, said owner makes death threats against the family, especially little Isabetta, who is briefly kidnapped but rescued by her parents.
Angelica and
Emilio are terrified they might lose another child and decide to move houses to avoid the cart’s owner.
YEAR 16
DW(33):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(39):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(11):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(8):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(8):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(5):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(3): Isabetta Caravello
DS(nb):
Alvise Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(2):
Faustina
Lucrezia is given a set of marbles by one of Emilio’s patients, and quickly becomes a bit obsessed with them. She makes all her sisters join in games with the marbles, though
Chiara feels she is really too old and mature to be playing children’s games. Isabetta especially enjoys playing as well. The long awaited son,
Alvise, is born, making
Emilio very happy that he will have an heir.
YEAR 17
DW(34):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(40):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(12):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(9):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(9):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(6):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(4): Isabetta Caravello
DS(1):
Alvise Caravello
DS(nb):
Eliseo Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(3):
Faustina
Angelica and Emilio’s second son is born and named
Eliseo after her father. The girls are fascinated by their new brother, though
Alvise is too young to understand.
Faustina often guards the new baby’s crib, amusing
Angelica so much she writes a short comedy about a guard cat, which becomes very popular and finishes the payment for their new house.
YEAR 18
DW(35):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(41):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(13):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(10):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(10):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(7):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(5): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(2):
Alvise Caravello
DS(1):
Eliseo Caravello
DD(nb):
Regina Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(4):
Faustina
Angelica gives birth to a daughter this time, named
Regina. After having three children in a row, she is quite worn out and needs to rest a lot. Luckily she is able to use this time to write. Isabetta has outgrown her former habit of playing marbles with
Lucrezia and instead spends more time with
Aurelia, sharing an interest with her in collecting plants.
YEAR 19
DW(36):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(42):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(14):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(11):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(11):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(8):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(6): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(3):
Alvise Caravello
DS(2):
Eliseo Caravello
DD(1):
Regina Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(5):
Faustina
A popular mystic comes to Venice, dispensing omens.
Angelica and
Emilio role their eyes and ignore it, though Angelica’s family insists she has received good omens. The whole incident gives
Angelica another play idea, though this one is less popular and ends up censored by the church for blasphemy. She is excommunicated, to her and Emilio’s amusement, though her family is scandalized.
YEAR 20
DW(37):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(43):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(15):
Chiara Caravello (hobby: helping
Emilio)
DD(12):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(12):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(9):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(7): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(4):
Alvise Caravello
DS(3):
Eliseo Caravello
DD(2):
Regina Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(6):
Faustina
The sewage in the local waterways begins to cause sickness.
Angelica and
Emilio can’t help remembering Emilio’s serious illness and, of course, Violante’s tragic death.
Emilio has a lot of work with all this sickness.
Chiara offers to help, but her parents forbid her, not wanting to lose her too.
YEAR 21
DW(38):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(44):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(16):
Chiara Caravello (surgeon)
DD(13):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(13):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(10):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(8): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(5):
Alvise Caravello (hobby: reading)
DS(4):
Eliseo Caravello
DD(3):
Regina Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(7):
Faustina
Achieving a long-held dream,
Chiara studies hard and advocates for her rights, becoming Venice’s first female surgeon. Extended family is scandalized (
Angelica privately joking about what they think if they knew how
Orazio really died) but her parents are very proud, though worried for her safety working with diseased patients.
Alvise is inspired by his sister’s great achievement to develop an interest in reading.
YEAR 22
DW(39):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(45):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(17):
Chiara Caravello (surgeon)
DD(14):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(14):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(11):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(9): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(6):
Alvise Caravello (hobby: reading)
DS(5):
Eliseo Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(4):
Regina Caravello
DS(nb):
Francesco Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(8):
Faustina
Eliseo also joins
Aurelia and Isabetta in their adventures collecting plants.
Angelica is a bit surprised when despite being almost forty, she gives birth to another child, a son named
Francesco. The birth was difficult, and both
Emilio and
Chiara advise her that this should be their last child.
YEAR 23
DW(40):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(46):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(18):
Chiara Caravello (surgeon)
DD(15):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(15):
Zenobia Caravello (hobby: playing in the garden)
DD(12):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(10): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(7):
Alvise Caravello (hobby: reading)
DS(6):
Eliseo Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(5):
Regina Caravello (hobby: daydreaming)
DS(1):
Francesco Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(9):
FaustinaDDog(2):
Ambrogio
The family acquires another dog, from a grateful patient of Chiara’s.
Regina begins to daydream, and
Angelica encourages her to turn her daydreams into stories.
Zenobia meets an 19-year-old boy,
Benedetto Viscia, who is an armorer. She falls hard for him.
Emilio is upset about the age difference and her young age, but
Angelica laughingly reminds him that they have an even bigger age difference and she was eighteen when they married.
YEAR 24
DW(41):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(47):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(19):
Chiara Caravello (surgeon)
DD(16):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
SO(21):
Vittorio da
Firenze-DD(nb):
Diana da
FirenzeDD(16):
Zenobia Caravello (actress)
DH(20):
Benedetto Viscia (armorer)
-DS(nb):
Daniele Viscia
-DS(nb): Domenigo Viscia
DD(13):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(11): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(8):
Alvise Caravello (hobby: reading)
DS(7):
Eliseo Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(6):
Regina Caravello (hobby: daydreaming)
DS(2):
Francesco Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(9):
FaustinaDDog(2):
Ambrogio
Zenobia and
Benedetto marry after
Emilio relents.
Zenobia gets a job as an actress, drawing on all the games she played in the garden with her siblings. She performs one of Angelica’s plays, pleasing her mother. Soon, she and
Benedetto are thrilled to welcome identical twin boys,
Daniele and Domenigo. However, her marriage upsets
Aurelia, used to doing everything with her twin.
Aurelia acquires her own love,
Vittorio da
Firenze, who is an aristocrat. Before they have the chance to marry,
Aurelia gives birth to a daughter, causing scandal.
Aurelia and
Zenobia, however, are pleased to have had children at the same time, continuing to do everything together.
Aurelia only wishes she had had twins too. However,
Emilio and
Angelica are worried about her, being unmarried with a child, and fear she only fell in love because
Zenobia did. They hope
Vittorio will marry her and her reputation will recover.
YEAR 25
DW(42):
Angelica Zafoni Caravello (playwright)
DH(48):
Emilio Caravello (surgeon)
DD(dec at 4):
Violante Caravello
DD(20):
Chiara Caravello (surgeon)
DD(17):
Aurelia Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DH(22):
Vittorio da
Firenze-DD(1):
Diana da
Firenze-DS(nb):
Marcello da
FirenzeDD(17):
Zenobia Caravello (actress)
DH(21):
Benedetto Viscia (armorer)
-DS(1):
Daniele Viscia
-DS(1): Domenigo Viscia
DD(14):
Lucrezia Caravello (hobby: playing marbles)
DD(12): Isabetta Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DS(9):
Alvise Caravello (hobby: reading)
DS(8):
Eliseo Caravello (hobby: collecting plants)
DD(7):
Regina Caravello (hobby: daydreaming)
DS(3):
Francesco Caravello
DDog(dec at 5): Lionetto
Dcat(10):
FaustinaDDog(3):
Ambrogio
Vittorio and
Aurelia get married, giving
Aurelia a noble title and legitimizing their daughter
Diana, as well as the child
Aurelia is pregnant with during the wedding, a son named
Marcello. Venice is once more excommunicated by the pope! When she hears,
Angelica, who has already been excommunicated for writing a play mocking a mystic, bursts into hysterical laughter in front of her new in-laws, who point and whisper about the scandalous female playwright whose daughter is Venice’s first female surgeon.
Zenobia acts in her mother’s most famous play.
Chiara realizes that she is interested in women, not men, which her parents happily accept.
Angelica and
Emilio have led complicated lives, and a few more complications feel like nothing. They have faced tragedy and struggle, but ultimately they are happy. With grandchildren born and daughters following in their footsteps, they feel their lives have come full circle.