{"product_id":"9780385551977","title":"Villa Coco: A Novel","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\u003eA 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\u003eAn 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\u003eDespite 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":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43246836351037,"sku":"9780385551977","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780385551977_p0.jpg?v=1780488463","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780385551977","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}