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When Ye Pei dreamed of Venice as a girl, she imagined a magical floating city of canals and gondola rides. And she imagined her mother, successful in her new life and eager to embrace the daughter she had never forgotten. But when Ye Pei arrives in Italy, she learns her mother works on a farm far from the city. Her only connection, a mean-spirited Chinese auntie, puts Ye Pei to work in a small-town café. Rather than giving up and returning to China, a determined Ye Pei takes on a grueling schedule.

"In Venice, Duty-Free Shopping Takes on a Whole New Look" is from the October 09, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Elisabetta Povoledo and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.