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Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick

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A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

A Veranda Magazine Book Club Pick

A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man.

Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades.

As Ulysses returns home to London, reimmersing himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parot—a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics—he carries his time in Italy with him. And when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate, and returns to the Tuscan hills.

With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, Still Life is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family, and a deeply drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms.
20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Italy War Witty
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This is a touching and beautifully written novel. The characters are deep and relatable. The narration is flawless. I was sorry when this lovely story of love and friendship came to a close.

Beautiful novel

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A beautifully written character-driven celebration of art and beauty and friendship and love and life and the stages of life...and Florence. Stunning.

Simply gorgeous

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This is the kind of book I need for a very mellow mood. The character of Cressey became like a friend. The style of writing focuses tightly on particular events then pull back to allow years to pass with just enough detail to keep you invested. I love the quirky parts and found myself suddenly alert when a life truth was shared and you realized some truths for your own life.

Very Beautiful Story

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This story is beautiful and the characters are vivid and lovely and real. Sarah Winman is brilliant as narrator. This is a classic.

By far my favourite listen in a long while

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Wonderful characters and brilliant dialogue. Beautiful nuanced narration. You don't often get narration by the author to be so good.

Loved it

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