{"product_id":"villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer-paperback","title":"Villa Coco -- Andrew Sean Greer, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer (\"A great chronicler of our times.\" -\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\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\/strong\u003e \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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andrew Sean Greer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/9\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\" H x 5.9\" L x 1.1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9798217347018\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66917977620784,"sku":"9798217347018","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9798217347018.jpg?v=1780993462","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}