{"product_id":"villa-coco-paperback","title":"Villa Coco - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW SEAN GREER\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of seven works of fiction, including Pulitzer Prize winner \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e and its companion \u003ci\u003eLess is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the Northern California Book Award, the California Book Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O Henry award for short fiction and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Public Library. Greer lives in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53272147231017,"sku":"9798217347018","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4960\/5929\/files\/Ckmu0_-oPv9798217347018.webp?v=1781708440","url":"https:\/\/www.thescholarssourcebookstore.co\/products\/villa-coco-paperback","provider":"The Scholar's Source","version":"1.0","type":"link"}