The Space Between 2016 Marco Flavio Parenti is a 35 year old ex chef who has given up his career and any sense of hope to return to Udine in Northern Italy to nurse his ailing father Even when offered a job at a restaurant in Melbourne, he declines using his father as the excuse When tragedy strikes, the only glimmer of joy arrives in the form of Olivia Maeve Dermody, a spirited Australian chasing her dream of working in design while on a family mission in Udine Against the stunning vineyards, rugged mountains and blue Adriatic of Friuli Venezia Giulia, these two very different people find themselves at a crossroads that will change their lives forever