{"product_id":"villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer","title":"Villa Coco (Andrew Sean Greer)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Absolute joy' \u003cb\u003eSarah Winman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The funniest of writers. . . \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco \u003c\/i\u003eis such a sunny book' \u003cb\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Every sentence in this novel sings' \u003cb\u003eDavid Sedaris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Eccentric, funny, touching: I adored it' \u003cb\u003eNina Stibbe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Sheer, riotous, unmitigated joy' \u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroke and directionless, our young protagonist takes a job in the Italian countryside as the assistant to Lisabetta - better known to her friends as Coco - a strong-willed, wealthy aristocrat of great local renown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Trained as an archivist, he thinks he's been hired to catalogue the contents of the beautiful, crumbling mansion nestled in the green Tuscan hills. But what_\u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e_his actual duties? Days are spent in a series of increasingly eccentric pursuits: entertaining an endless carousel of guests (from bohemian painters to elderly princesses to unnervingly handsome nephews), attending a funeral in order to make off with the urn, and aiding and abetting Coco's great and final plan - to reunite with the lost love of her life before it's too late. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As summer turns into autumn and the Italian countryside begins to work its magic, the secrets of Villa Coco and its inhabitants are slowly brought to light - and with them, an unforgettable story of the enduring power of friendship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 'charm novel' for our times, \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/i\u003e is a sun-drenched paean to youth, to age and to the fulfilment of love - filled with great wisdom and a spirit of unadulterated joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAndrew Sean Greer is the bestselling author of eight works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e. From 2016-2018, Greer was the first Executive Director of the Santa Maddalena Foundation, working alongside president Beatrice Monti della Corte to invite authors from around the world for a writing residence in the Tuscan countryside. The setting of \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/i\u003e, Greer's latest novel, is partly inspired by the time he spent there.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Print PDF, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65813201289565,"sku":"K010838488","price":16.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1083848800001A.jpg?v=1788539477","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}