The Temptation to Be Happy by Lorenzo Marone
Cesare is a seventy-seven-year-old widower and cynical troublemaker, a man who has always struggled to care for others and has given up trying. Aside from an intermittent fling with a mature nurse called Rossana, who moonlights as a sex worker, he prefers to live his own life, avoiding contact with his neighbours and even his own children wherever possible. Until one day, the enigmatic Emma moves into the neighbouring flat. Emma is married to a strange and sinister man. A man that seems so different from Emma. As Cesare investigates, and starts to uncover the truth of their relationship, he begins to rediscover an appetite for life, and soon he finds himself risking everything for a future he had never thought possible.
Lorenzo Marone was born in 1974. He originally trained as a lawyer before changing career to follow his passion for writing. He lives in Naples with his wife and son. Shaun Whiteside translates literature from German, Italian, French and Dutch into English. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786071873 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786071878 |
| Title | The Temptation to Be Happy |
| Author | Lorenzo Marone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2017-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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