{"title":"Luisa Adorno","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuisa Adorno's novels invite readers into richly drawn worlds where everyday life unfolds with quiet intensity. With a delicate balance of introspection and vivid detail, her stories often explore the nuances of family, memory, and place, capturing the subtle rhythms of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet against evocative backdrops such as the Sicilian countryside, her work resonates with a timeless, lyrical quality. Readers can expect narratives that gently unfold, revealing the complexity of ordinary lives through a lens of profound empathy and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-house-in-sicily-by-luisa-adorno-9781405973908","title":"A House in Sicily","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sun-soaked, hilarious mediation on family life in mid-century Italy—an incredibly exciting rediscovered Italian classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring WWII, a young Tuscan woman falls in love with a man from the rural depths of southern Italy. As the conflict finally draws to a close, the two travel from Rome to finally meet with his family. But very quickly a dawning realisation breaks—her in-laws and their friends are eccentric in the extreme. They barely leave the house and they rarely speak to their son, fretting instead about their 'daughter'—a loud little dog—and worrying constantly, incessantly, about the weather. And, worst of all, they speak with a nostalgic warmth about the region's recently overthrown fascist regime...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Ann Goldstein, the world-renowned translator of Elena Ferrante, \u003cem\u003eA House in Sicily\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliantly funny, razor-sharp examination of family life in the shadow of the darkest period of modern Italian history, and the most exciting rediscovered European classic in decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648315736300,"sku":"9781405973908","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405973908-a-house-in-sicily.jpg?v=1779254747"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/luisa-adorno.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}