{"product_id":"villa-coco-by-andrew-sean-greer-9781399757294","title":"Villa Coco","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Absolute joy' \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Winman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The funniest of writers... \u003cem\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/em\u003e is such a sunny book' \u003cstrong\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A great treasure' \u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Heiny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBroke and directionless, our young protagonist takes a job in the Italian countryside as the assistant to Lisabetta - better known to her friends as Coco - a strong-willed, wealthy aristocrat of great local renown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrained as an archivist, he thinks he's been hired to catalogue the contents of the beautiful, crumbling mansion nestled in the green Tuscan hills. But what \u003cem\u003eare\u003c\/em\u003e his actual duties? Days are spent in a series of increasingly eccentric pursuits: entertaining an endless carousel of guests (from bohemian painters to elderly princesses to unnervingly handsome nephews), attending a funeral in order to make off with the urn, and aiding and abetting Coco's great and final plan - to reunite with the lost love of her life before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs summer turns into autumn and the Italian countryside begins to work its magic, the secrets of Villa Coco and its inhabitants are slowly brought to light - and with them, an unforgettable story of the enduring power of friendship. A 'charm novel' for our times, \u003cem\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/em\u003e is a sun-drenched paean to youth, to age and to the fulfilment of love - filled with great wisdom and a spirit of unadulterated joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47361173225708,"sku":"9781399757294","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c83914e6b605ba1f1f03b0eed232b7ea.jpg?v=1772933569","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/villa-coco-by-andrew-sean-greer-9781399757294","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}