{"product_id":"villa-coco","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 magical and madcap tale of a young man who takes an unspecified job with a charismatic elderly Baronessa at her crumbling villa in the Tuscan hills. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No one writing in English is funnier or more charming than Andrew Greer. Every sentence in this novel sings.\" --David Sedaris \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBroke and directionless, our young man (the chosen moniker of \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/i\u003e's narrator) takes a job in the Italian countryside as the all-purpose assistant (technically, the employment ad asked for \"adjutant\") to Lisabetta, known to her friends as Coco, a strong-willed, wealthy widow of great local renown. Technically, our young man is an archivist, charged with cataloguing Coco's extensive and eclectic collection of art and artifacts, but what \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e his actual duties? He is charged with ridding the house of a marten, whatever that is, locating the antediluvian septic system, entertaining an endless carousel of guests (from bohemian painters to elderly princesses to handsome nephews), attending a funeral in order to make off with the urn, and not inadvertently sabotaging Coco's great and final plan--to locate the lost love of her life and be reunited before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with the signature wit, insight, and deeply felt humanity that made \u003ci\u003eLess \u003c\/i\u003ean international phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling, sun-soaked ode to life itself--a romp through a youthfully self-constructed emotional obstacle course, a meditation on what we give and take from others, and a bawdy Mediterranean ballad about becoming who you've always wanted to be.","brand":"Andrew Sean Greer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47280791912684,"sku":"9780385551977","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback - Large Print","offer_id":47280791945452,"sku":"9798217347018","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780385551977.jpg?v=1770293223","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/villa-coco","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}