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THE INSTANTSUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLER
Sheer joy' Graham Norton, author ofHome Stretch
Utterly beautiful … filled with hope Joanna Cannon, author ofThree Things About Elsie
A bear-hug of a book Rachel Joyce, author ofMiss Bensons Beetle
From the author ofWhen God was a RabbitandTin Man,Still Lifeis a big-hearted story of people brought together by love, war, art and the ghost of E.M. Forster.
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening.
Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner is a sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the wreckage and relive memories of the time she encountered EM Forster and had her heart stolen by an Italian maid in a particular Florentine room with a view.
Evelyns talk of truth and beauty plants a seed in Ulysses mind that will shape the trajectory of his life – and of those who love him – for the next four decades.
Moving from the Tuscan Hills and piazzas of Florence, to the smog of Londons East End,Still Lifeis a sweeping, joyful novel about beauty, love, family and fate.
Four course nourishment for all Winman fans Patrick Gale, author ofTake Nothing With You
Extraordinary . . . my book of the year Liz Nugent, author ofOur Little Cruelties
The kind of story that bolsters the heart and soul Donal Ryan, author ofStrange Flowers