{"product_id":"villa-coco-book-andrew-sean-greer-9780385551977","title":"Villa Coco","description":"\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess,\u003c\/i\u003e showcases his wit, sophistication, and deep knowledge of focaccia in this tale of a young man who takes an unspecified job with a charismatic elderly Baronessa at her crumbling villa in the Tuscan hills.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily, Lit Hub, Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"No one writing in English is funnier or more charming than Andrew Greer. Every sentence in this novel sings.\" --David Sedaris, author of \u003ci\u003eHappy-Go-Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"An absolute delight.\"--Elif Batuman, author of \u003ci\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Such a \u003ci\u003esunny\u003c\/i\u003e book.\"--Kate Atkinson, author of \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An aspiring archivist determined to begin a \"serious\" life after an undistinguished undergraduate career takes up residence in the Italian countryside. Here, he becomes the all-purpose assistant to the Baronessa, known to her friends as Coco, a defiantly youthful and naturally flamboyant woman of ninety-two. Amid a chaotic and colorful milieu of gin-swilling princesses, incomprehensible handymen, roaming boarhunters, nuns, and other local wildlife, our young man does his best to catalog the villa's extensive collection of art and antiques--although he notices that things seem to go missing from right under his nose.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Despite himself, he tumbles into an affair with a married man, complicating his future plans considerably. And when the Baronessa loses someone close to her, he becomes an unwitting accomplice in the acceleration of Coco's great and final plan: to locate the love of her life and be reunited before it's too late. Told with the signature wit, charm, and humanity that made \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e an international phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling, sun-soaked ode to life itself, a meditation on how seriously we ought to take ourselves, and a bawdy Mediterranean ballad about becoming who we've always wanted to be.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53599311003921,"sku":"NIN9780385551977","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53632401703185,"sku":"CIN0385551975VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53684868481297,"sku":"CIN0385551975G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780385551977.jpg?v=1779843839","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/villa-coco-book-andrew-sean-greer-9780385551977","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}