{"product_id":"lost-on-me-the-hilarious-italian-bestseller-loved-by-katherine-heiny-monica-ali-and-naoise-dolan-the-perfect-summer-read-for-2023-9780349017662","title":"Lost on Me: The hilarious Italian bestseller loved by Katherine Heiny, Monica Ali and Naoise Dolan: the perfect summer read for 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLost on Me is a prize-winning Italian bestseller that has been named the Financial Times, Irish Times, New European, Marie Claire, and Largehearted Boy Book of the Year for 2023. It is a delightfully funny novel about sex, love, family, and how a writer transforms her life into art. Vero has grown up in Rome with her eccentric family, and as she becomes an adult, her need to strike out on her own leads her into bizarre and comical situations. She falls in love repeatedly, dramatically, and often with the most unlikely and inappropriate of candidates. The book is narrated in a voice as wryly ironic as it is warm and affectionate and explores the slippery relationship between deceitfulness and creativity. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 03 August 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe prize-winning 100,000-copy Italian bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2023 book of the year for the\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew European\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLargehearted Boy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeliciously enjoyable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine Heiny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI adored it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNaoise Dolan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWild, funny and disturbing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrillingly original\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Ali\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt would be simply impossible for a book this good to go unnoticed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA delightfully funny Italian novel about sex, love, family - and how a writer transforms her life into art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVero has grown up in Rome with her eccentric family:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ean omnipresent mother who is devoted to her own anxiety,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea father ruled by hygienic and architectural obsessions,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand a precocious genius brother at the centre of their attention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs she becomes an adult, Vero's need to strike out on her own leads her into bizarre and comical situations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eshe tries (and fails) to run away to Paris at the age of fifteen;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eshe moves into an unwitting older boyfriend's house after they have been together for less than a week;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand she sets up a fraudulent (and wildly successful) street clothing stall to raise funds to go to Mexico.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost of all, she falls in love - repeatedly, dramatically, and often with the most unlikely and inappropriate of candidates.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs she continues to plot escapades and her mother's relentless tracking methods and guilt-tripping mastery thwart her at every turn, it is no wonder that Vero becomes a writer - and a liar - inventing stories in a bid for her own sanity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrated in a voice as wryly ironic as it is warm and affectionate, Lost on Me seductively explores the slippery relationship between deceitfulness and creativity (beginning with Vero's first artistic achievement: a painting she steals from her mother).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith its sharp wit, relatable characters, and surprising twists, Lost on Me is a must-read for anyone who loves a good laugh, a touching story, and a glimpse into the complex inner workings of the human mind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo grab a copy and get ready to be lost in the hilarious and heartwarming world of Vero and her unforgettable family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 338g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 223 x 144 x 22 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780349017662\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veronica Raimo","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44424715895034,"sku":"9780349017662","price":12.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1691159650390_book.jpg?v=1691171489","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/lost-on-me-the-hilarious-italian-bestseller-loved-by-katherine-heiny-monica-ali-and-naoise-dolan-the-perfect-summer-read-for-2023-9780349017662","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}