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Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amongst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades.
As Ulysses returns home to London, reimmersing himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parrot-a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics-he carries his time in Italy with him. And when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate, and returns to the Tuscan hills.
With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, Still Life is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family, and a richly drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms.
Story Locale: London, England; Florence, Italy
Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amongst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades.
As Ulysses returns home to London, reimmersing himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parrot-a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics-he carries his time in Italy with him. And when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate, and returns to the Tuscan hills.
With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, Still Life is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family, and a richly drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms.
Story Locale: London, England; Florence, Italy
CELEBRATED AUTHOR: Winman is a highly decorated literary author who has successfully crossed over into the commercial sphere. Tin Man was published to great acclaim in the UK and U.S. and was a finalist for the Indies Choice Award and the Ferro-Grumly Award for LGBTQ Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award. Winman's debut novel, When God Was a Rabbit, sold more than 650,000 copies in the UK alone and won the Newton First Book Award.
INDIE AND LIBRARIAN SUPPORT: Not only was Tin Man an Indie Next pick, a LibraryReads pick, and a finalist for the Indies Choice Award, but Winman is a bookseller favorite. More than two years after the initial publication of Tin Man, we still receive notes of praise and love for Winman's novel, and it very much remains a must-read in booksellers' minds.
STRIKING ATMOSPHERE SHOT THROUGH WITH JOY AND LIFE: With its Tuscan and East End settings, the landscapes of Still Life jump off the page, and there are delightful references to art throughout. The references to E. M. Forster and A Room with a View will also appeal to any literary fan. With its wide cast of characters, this novel is more humorous and colorful than Tin Man, but still captures that same tender-heartedness that Winman's readers love-and will have a wider reach.
CANADIAN EDITION: Similar to our publication of Tin Man, Penguin Canada will publish Still Life simultaneously with our edition.
FILM ADAPTATION OF TIN MAN IN THE WORKS: The film will be produced by Hillbilly Films, which produced notable indie projects such as the film Second Coming, starring Idris Elba.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9780593330753 |
| ISBN-10: | 0593330757 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Winman, Sarah |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 233 x 154 x 40 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Sarah Winman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 02.11.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,694 kg |
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