{"product_id":"villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer-9798217510108","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 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, author of \u003ci\u003eHappy-Go-Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absolute delight.\"--Elif Batuman, author of \u003ci\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Such a \u003ci\u003esunny\u003c\/i\u003e book.\"--Kate Atkinson, author of \u003ci\u003eShrines of Gaiety\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Sean Greer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217510108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Audio Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Andrew Sean Greer","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48807920533759,"sku":"9798217510108","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/villa-coco-andrew-sean-greer-9798217510108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}