Born on 1 August 1933 in
Venice, at 7 years old Venturi moved to
Lombardy and studied letters at the
University of Milan. She started her professional career in 1970, collaborating with
Novella as author of short stories and as journalist. She served as editor of several magazines, notably
Novella 2000 and
Annabella. In 1984, Venturi released her first novel,
Una storia d’amore ("A love story"), which was a best-seller spanning numerous reprints and was adapted into a television miniseries directed by
Duccio Tessari and starring
Margherita Buy. She later wrote almost 30 novels, of which three were also adapted into television films. Starting from
Incantesimo, she also collaborated with
RAI as screenwriter of several series, including
Orgoglio and
Butta la luna. Her last work was the novel
Cuore matto. I mantra per una relazione felice ("Crazy heart. The mantras for a happy relationship"), released in 2019. Venturi died on 21 February 2024, at the age of 90. == References ==