# la Zia — The Venetians character guide

> la Zia in The Venetians by M. E. Braddon.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** La Zia, the Zia, Zia, la Zia whom you would banish

**First appearance:** 0000-i-in-the-city-by-the-sea

## Who they are

An aunt figure, likely Italian, who serves as a guardian or chaperone with strong opinions.

## Relationships

### [Lisa Vivanti](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/characters/lisa_vivanti)

_family_

La Zia is Lisa's aunt, a traditional figure who pressures Lisa to conform to family expectations.

### [Lisa Vivanti](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/characters/lisa_vivanti)

_family_

La Zia is Lisa's aunt, a traditional figure who pressures Lisa to conform to family expectations.

### [Lisa Vivanti](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/characters/lisa_vivanti)

_family_

La Zia is Lisa's aunt, a traditional figure who pressures Lisa to conform to family expectations.

## In the story

### [In the City by the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/i-in-the-city-by-the-sea)

Lisa's aunt and chaperone, who is content with the present comforts and does not worry about the future.

### [IX: “Though Love, and Life, and Death Should Come and Go”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/ix-though-love-and-life-and-death-should-come-and-go)

Welcomes Vansittart warmly and joins in the promise of secrecy and loyalty.

### [X: “As Things That Are Not Shall These Things Be”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/x-as-things-that-are-not-shall-these-things-be)

Accompanies Lisa to the new flat, expresses heartfelt gratitude, and is impressed by the London sights.

### [So Very Wilful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxii-so-very-wilful)

Tries to console Lisa and explains her niece's despair to Zinco, insisting Vansittart has done no wrong.

### [XXXI: “Oh Tell Her, Brief Is Life, but Love Is Long”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_venetians_se/chapters/xxxi-oh-tell-her-brief-is-life-but-love-is-long)

Lisa's aunt, shares in the frugal life and dreams of a future home in Venice.

## Links

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