Villa Coco, (Audiobook)

<b>Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>Less, </i> 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. <p>A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: <i>People</i>, <i>TIME</i>, <i>Esquire</i>, <i>Oprah Daily, Lit Hub, Seattle Times</i> </p><p>"No one writing in English is funnier or more charming than Andrew Greer. Every sentence in this novel sings." --David Sedaris, author of <i>Happy-Go-Lucky</i> </p><p>"An absolute delight."--Elif Batuman, author of <i>Either/Or</i> </p></b><p><b>"Such a <i>sunny</i> book."--Kate Atkinson, author of <i>Shrines of Gaiety</i></b> </p><p>An 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. </p><p>Despite 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 <i>Less</i> an international phenomenon, <i>Villa Coco</i> 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.</p>

• Villa Coco, (Audiobook)
• Author: Random House Audio Publishing Group
• ISBN: 9798217510108
• Format: Audiobook
• Publication Date: 2026-06-30
• Page Count: 0