Sarah Winman
Still Life
Still Life
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Still Life is a novel about the families we forge and the friendships that make us, set in 1944, Italy. It is a BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick, a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, and a Dymocks Book of the Year Winner.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 03 March 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Still Life is a novel by British author Jane Winman, published in 2015. The book tells the story of two strangers who meet in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa during World War II. Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, and Evelyn Skinner is a 64-year-old art historian living life on her own terms. She has come to the villa 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.
The book has received critical acclaim, with over 500,000 copies sold internationally. It was a BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick, a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, and the Winner of the Dymocks Book of the Year. The book has been described as "sheer joy" by Graham Norton, "utterly beautiful" by Joanna Cannon, and "a gorgeous, generous story of kind hearts and kindred spirits" by the Daily Mirror. The novel is about beauty, love, family, and friendship, and has been praised for its "uplifting, sweeping, and full of unforgettable characters."
The book has also been praised for its portrayal of the complexities of war and the resilience of the human spirit. It has been compared to the works of Jane Austen and Evelyn Waugh, and has been praised for its "poetic and funny" writing. Overall, Still Life is a highly acclaimed novel that has won the hearts of readers worldwide.
Weight: 398g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008283391
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