{"product_id":"villa-coco","title":"Villa Coco","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399757294\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e'Absolute joy' \u003cb\u003eSarah Winman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The funniest of writers. . . \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco \u003c\/i\u003eis such a sunny book' \u003cb\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Every sentence in this novel sings' \u003cb\u003eDavid Sedaris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Eccentric, funny, touching: I adored it' \u003cb\u003eNina Stibbe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sheer, riotous, unmitigated joy' \u003cb\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Trained 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?\u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 'charm novel' for our times, \u003ci\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859994583173,"sku":"PR434626","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTGAO2XHDD80.jpg?v=1789116271","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/villa-coco","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}