{"product_id":"villa-coco-9780385551977","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absolute delight.\"--Elif Batuman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Such a \u003ci\u003esunny\u003c\/i\u003e book.\"--Kate Atkinson \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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385551977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrew Sean Greer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435598049461,"sku":"9780385551977","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2356ddd7-1797-4870-a933-2ec7a59ae4a9.jpg?v=1776227380","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/villa-coco-9780385551977","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}