Italy’s 81-Year-Old ‘Bride of the Sea’ – The New York Times

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Italy’s 81-Year-Old ‘Bride of the Sea’ – The New York Times

When Annalisa Marchionna was a child, she and her parents vacationed in the Italian coastal town of Casalbordino Lido. One day she spotted offshore a woman fishing from a boat, nets and lines in hand. She never spoke to the woman, but the memory stuck with her throughout her life.