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A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN: 'DEEPLY PLEASURABLE' A BOOK OF
THE YEAR FOR THE SPECTATOR: 'WHAT A JOY' 'Magnificent' Guardian 'A
towering achivement' Financial Times 'Inventive, bold, unexpected'
Sunday Times 'Everything that makes the novel worthwhile and
engaging is here: warmth, wit, intelligence, love, death, high
seriousness, low comedy, philosophy, subtle personal relationships
and the complex interior life of human beings' Guardian 'Not since
William Boyd's Any Human Heart has a novel captured the feast and
famine nature of a single life with such invention and tenderness'
Financial Times 'There is a pleasing sense of having grappled with
the real stuff of life: loss, grief, love, desire, pain,
uncertainty, confusion, joy, despair - all while having fun' The
Sunday Times 'Instantly immersive, playfully inventive,
effortlessly wise' Observer 'Masterly: a cabinet of curiosities and
delights, packed with small wonders' Ian McEwan 'A real
masterpiece. A funny, touching, profound book that made me cry like
a little girl on the last page' Leila Slimani 'A remarkable
accomplishment, a true gift to the world' Michael Cunningham
'Ardent, gripping, and inventive to the core' Jhumpa Lahiri Marco
Carrera is 'the hummingbird,' a man with the almost supernatural
ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change.
As he navigates the challenges of life - confronting the death of
his sister and the absence of his brother; taking care of his
parents as they approach the end of their lives; raising his
granddaughter when her mother, Marco's own child, can no longer be
there for her; coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic
Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that
pervades so much of our everyday existence. A thrilling novel about
the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to
the very end. THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Over 300,000
copies sold Soon to be a major motion picture Winner of the Premio
Strega Winner of the Prix du Livre Etranger Book of the Year for
the Corriere della Sera
HOW A BOOKSELLER INSPIRED A NATION The diary of a publicist-turned
bookseller who left Florence to open a tiny bookshop on a Tuscan
hill. 'Like Chocolat meets Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop, set
in the Tuscan hills... A celebration of writing, words and people:
delightful' Mail on Sunday 'A work of significant beauty...
Inspiring about the continuing life of books, and about the ways in
which our lives can change and our dreams can come true, if only we
insist on believing in changes and dreams' Michael Cunningham,
author of The Hours 'Romano, I'd like to open a bookshop where I
live.' 'Right. How many people are we talking about?' 'A hundred
and eighty.' 'Right, so if a hundred and eighty thousand people
live there, then . . .' 'No, not hundred and eighty thousand,
Romano. Just a hundred and eighty.' 'Alba . . . Have you lost your
mind?' Conversation between Alba Donati and Romano Montroni,
founder of Italy's largest bookselling chain Alba used to live a
hectic life, working as a book publicist in Florence - a life that
made her happy and led her to meet prominent international authors.
And yet, she always felt like she was a woman on the run. And so
one day she decides to stop running and go back to Lucignana, the
small village on the Tuscan hills where she was born, to open a
tiny bookshop. With a total of only 180 residents, Alba's
enterprise in Lucignana seems doomed from day one but it
surprisingly sparks the enthusiasm of many across Tuscany - and
beyond. After surviving a fire and the restrictions imposed by the
pandemic, the 'Bookshop on the Hill' soon becomes a refuge and
beacon for an ever-growing community of people: readers who come to
visit from afar, safe in the knowledge that Alba will be able to
find the perfect book for them. A tale of resilience and
entrepreneurship and a celebration of booksellers everywhere: the
real (and often unsung) heroes of the publishing world.
A wry, intelligent, and unputdownable look at class and national
identity today. Alberto Prunetti arrives in the UK, the
twenty-something-year-old son of a Tuscan factory worker who has
never left home before. With only broken English, his wits, and an
obsession with the work of George Orwell to guide him, he sets
about looking for a job and navigating his new home. In between
long, hot shifts in pizzerias and cleaning toilets up and down the
country, he finds his place among the British precariat. His
comrades form a polyglot underclass, among them an ex-addict cook,
a cleaner in love with opera, an elderly Shakespearean actor, Turks
impersonating Neapolitans to serve pizzas, and a cast of petty
criminals 'resting' between bigger jobs. Stuck between a past
haunted by Thatcher and a future dominated by Brexit, Down and Out
in England and Italy is a hilarious and poignant snapshot of life
on the margins in modern-day Britain.
A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN: 'DEEPLY PLEASURABLE' A BOOK OF
THE YEAR FOR THE SPECTATOR: 'WHAT A JOY' 'Magnificent' Guardian 'A
towering achivement' Financial Times 'Inventive, bold, unexpected'
Sunday Times 'Everything that makes the novel worthwhile and
engaging is here: warmth, wit, intelligence, love, death, high
seriousness, low comedy, philosophy, subtle personal relationships
and the complex interior life of human beings' Guardian 'Not since
William Boyd's Any Human Heart has a novel captured the feast and
famine nature of a single life with such invention and tenderness'
Financial Times 'There is a pleasing sense of having grappled with
the real stuff of life: loss, grief, love, desire, pain,
uncertainty, confusion, joy, despair - all while having fun' The
Sunday Times 'Instantly immersive, playfully inventive,
effortlessly wise' Observer 'Masterly: a cabinet of curiosities and
delights, packed with small wonders' Ian McEwan 'A real
masterpiece. A funny, touching, profound book that made me cry like
a little girl on the last page' Leila Slimani 'A remarkable
accomplishment, a true gift to the world' Michael Cunningham
'Ardent, gripping, and inventive to the core' Jhumpa Lahiri Marco
Carrera is 'the hummingbird,' a man with the almost supernatural
ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change.
As he navigates the challenges of life - confronting the death of
his sister and the absence of his brother; taking care of his
parents as they approach the end of their lives; raising his
granddaughter when her mother, Marco's own child, can no longer be
there for her; coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic
Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that
pervades so much of our everyday existence. A thrilling novel about
the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to
the very end. THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Over 300,000
copies sold Soon to be a major motion picture Winner of the Premio
Strega Winner of the Prix du Livre Etranger Book of the Year for
the Corriere della Sera
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The Hummingbird (Paperback)
Sandro Veronesi; Translated by Elena Pala
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The Hummingbird (Hardcover)
Sandro Veronesi; Translated by Elena Pala
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HOW A BOOKSELLER INSPIRED A NATION The diary of a publicist-turned
bookseller who left Florence to open a tiny bookshop on a Tuscan
hill. 'Like Chocolat meets Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop, set
in the Tuscan hills... A celebration of writing, words and people:
delightful' Mail on Sunday 'Who doesn't want to open up a bookshop
in a gorgeous part of Italy? Just add a cosy armchair and a lazy,
cold winter's day (each chapter comes with a useful list of books
sold)' Stylist, Christmas gift guide for book lovers 'A work of
significant beauty... Inspiring about the continuing life of books,
and about the ways in which our lives can change and our dreams can
come true, if only we insist on believing in changes and dreams'
Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours 'Romano, I'd like to open a
bookshop where I live.' 'Right. How many people are we talking
about?' 'A hundred and eighty.' 'Right, so if a hundred and eighty
thousand people live there, then . . .' 'No, not hundred and eighty
thousand, Romano. Just a hundred and eighty.' 'Alba . . . Have you
lost your mind?' Conversation between Alba Donati and Romano
Montroni, founder of Italy's largest bookselling chain Alba used to
live a hectic life, working as a book publicist in Florence - a
life that made her happy and led her to meet prominent
international authors. And yet, she always felt like she was a
woman on the run. And so one day she decides to stop running and go
back to Lucignana, the small village on the Tuscan hills where she
was born, to open a tiny bookshop. With a total of only 180
residents, Alba's enterprise in Lucignana seems doomed from day one
but it surprisingly sparks the enthusiasm of many across Tuscany -
and beyond. After surviving a fire and the restrictions imposed by
the pandemic, the 'Bookshop on the Hill' soon becomes a refuge and
beacon for an ever-growing community of people: readers who come to
visit from afar, safe in the knowledge that Alba will be able to
find the perfect book for them. A tale of resilience and
entrepreneurship and a celebration of booksellers everywhere: the
real (and often unsung) heroes of the publishing world.
HOW A BOOKSELLER INSPIRED A NATION The diary of a publicist-turned
bookseller who left Florence to open a tiny bookshop on a Tuscan
hill. 'Like Chocolat meets Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop, set
in the Tuscan hills... A celebration of writing, words and people:
delightful' Mail on Sunday 'Who doesn't want to open up a bookshop
in a gorgeous part of Italy? Just add a cosy armchair and a lazy,
cold winter's day (each chapter comes with a useful list of books
sold)' Stylist, Christmas gift guide for book lovers 'A work of
significant beauty... Inspiring about the continuing life of books,
and about the ways in which our lives can change and our dreams can
come true, if only we insist on believing in changes and dreams'
Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours 'Romano, I'd like to open a
bookshop where I live.' 'Right. How many people are we talking
about?' 'A hundred and eighty.' 'Right, so if a hundred and eighty
thousand people live there, then . . .' 'No, not hundred and eighty
thousand, Romano. Just a hundred and eighty.' 'Alba . . . Have you
lost your mind?' Conversation between Alba Donati and Romano
Montroni, founder of Italy's largest bookselling chain Alba used to
live a hectic life, working as a book publicist in Florence - a
life that made her happy and led her to meet prominent
international authors. And yet, she always felt like she was a
woman on the run. And so one day she decides to stop running and go
back to Lucignana, the small village on the Tuscan hills where she
was born, to open a tiny bookshop. With a total of only 180
residents, Alba's enterprise in Lucignana seems doomed from day one
but it surprisingly sparks the enthusiasm of many across Tuscany -
and beyond. After surviving a fire and the restrictions imposed by
the pandemic, the 'Bookshop on the Hill' soon becomes a refuge and
beacon for an ever-growing community of people: readers who come to
visit from afar, safe in the knowledge that Alba will be able to
find the perfect book for them. A tale of resilience and
entrepreneurship and a celebration of booksellers everywhere: the
real (and often unsung) heroes of the publishing world.
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