Villa Coco
Book of the Week: Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
Enthusiastically reviewed by our very own Áine 😎
“This beautifully written book follows our protagonist ‘Giovedi’ as he spends a summer employed by the Baronessa Coco, archiving the contents of the eponymous Villa Coco.
The author transports you directly to the Tuscan Hills, his descriptions of landscape, food, clothes, and interiors are brilliant, you can picture the scenes as the characters move through them.
The characters too are vivid and evoke such warmth, without being saccharine. It reads like a bygone Wodehouse classic with eccentric high jinks and madcap schemes. It’s a tale of love, friendship, grief, art and the ever passing of time, a story you hope for but don’t necessarily expect”
Happy reading, friends! ☀️