{"product_id":"the-lover-of-no-fixed-franco-lucentini-9781913394905","title":"The Lover of No Fixed Abode","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Doyens of the Italian detective story, Fruttero and Lucentini, offer a perfect blend of the comedy of manners and the macabre...\" ---Tim Parks, author of \u003ci\u003eHotel Milano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA passionate affair set in Venice between a Roman princess searching for undervalued paintings and a mysterious tour guide. A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ert shenanigans become unavoidable, but the guide's true identity is the mystery that drives the story.\u003c\/b\u003eTheir passion will last three days, long enough to be exposed to unscrupulous art dealers and scammers passing off worthless paintings as part of a famous collection. She goes to cosmopolitan parties given by Venetian social and art glitterati. Mr Silvera, a guide whose erudition and distinction sharply contrast with his beat-up suitcase and stain-spotted raincoat, drags his shabby tourists from monument to monument.Around them are the canals and lagoons of Venice, a city which becomes a character in the novel in its own right. \u003cb\u003e\"A labyrinth full of shapeshifting and ambiguity, sometimes sinister, often hilarious, for which Venice offers the perfect setting.\" ---Jonathan Keates, author of \u003ci\u003eLa Serenissima: The Story of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" An undiscovered gem, witty, moving and enthrallingly atmospheric.\" Philip Gwynne Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Venetian Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sparkling and stylish, this is both a mystery and a mischievous comedy of manners which brings the city and its lagoon to life.\"---\u003ci\u003eCrimeTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franco Lucentini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913394905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913394905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Franco Lucentini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122075103487,"sku":"9781913394905","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_069ebd98-52a2-48f1-89fe-82321a6cef16.jpg?v=1687423015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lover-of-no-fixed-franco-lucentini-9781913394905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}