chess

On a bright, sunny day in the world beyond the looking-glass, Alice found herself in yet another peculiar predicament. Lost amidst a gigantic chessboard, with towering chess pieces moving around her, she was confused about her next move. As she was contemplating, her eyes met a familiar figure, a living chess piece, the black Knight.

Joel Backman, the man once known as the most influential power broker in Washington, swears under his breath as he looks out over the quiet, ancient streets of Bologna, Italy. He's not the same man he used to be - now, he's Marco Lazzeri, an average man studying Italian in a quaint language school. A tug of war between old habits and new realities.