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Still Life

bySarah Winman

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy character-driven stories about love, art, and personal growth.

Topics LoveWarFriendshipArtIdentityTransformationConnectionCourageHistorySecretsFamilyBeauty
MoodHopeful, Inspirational
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceMild
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROver 500,000 copies sold internationallyA BBC Between the Covers Book Club PickA BBC Radio 4 Book at BedtimeWinner of Dymocks Book of the YearSpecial gold limited edition‘Sheer joy' GRAHAM NORTON‘Utterly beautiful … filled with hope’ JOANNA CANNON‘A gorgeous, generous story of kind hearts and kindred spirits’ DAILY MIRRORFrom the author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin Man, Still Life is a big-hearted story of the families we forge and the friendships that make us.1944, Italy. As bombs fall around them, two strangers meet in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa and share an extraordinary evening.Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner a 64-year-old art historian living life on her own terms. She has come to salvage paintings from the wreckage of war and relive memories of her youth when her heart was stolen by an Italian maid in a particular room with a view. Ulysses’ chance encounter with Evelyn will transform his life – and all those who love him back home in London – forever.Uplifting, sweeping and full of unforgettable characters, Still Life is a novel about beauty, love, family and friendship.‘THE most beautiful book … it will stay with me a long time’ SARA COX, BBC TWO’S BETWEEN THE COVERS‘Extraordinary . . . my book of the year’ LIZ NUGENT‘Moving, wise, poetic and funny’ DAILY MAIL‘Winman’s pages teem with boisterous, exuberant life’ SUNDAY TIMES

Language

en

Published on

14/09/2023

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780008666804

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