Villa Coco

⭐ The book of the summer ⭐
The instant bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less
If youre looking for the ultimate dose of escapism, it doesnt get better than Villa Coco
COSMOPOLITAN

An enchantment threaded through with hope
GUARDIAN

A gorgeous, sun-soaked novel that feels tailor-made for holiday reading
I NEWSPAPER

I was totally charmed by this joyful novel... its full of gossip, warmth and sunshine
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, summer reading

Oh joy of joys. If youre in need of a funny, sunny book - and, God knows, who isnt? - Andrew Sean Greer is your man... A warm and engaging story of food, friendship and finding the meaning in life... gorgeous
THE SHIFT

Captures the allure of la dolce vita - Renaissance paintings and books, bottles of Lambrusco wine and gelato - all bathed in a buttery Tuscan light
TIME

Broke 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.

Trained as an archivist, he thinks hes been hired to catalogue the contents of the beautiful, crumbling mansion nestled in the green Tuscan hills. But what are 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 Cocos great and final plan - to reunite with the lost love of her life before its too late.

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.

A most delightful and unlikely romantic comedy... Villa Coco isnt mere ice cream; its stracciatella gelato served in one of the most beautiful places on earth
RON CHARLES

No one writing in English is funnier or more charming than Andrew Greer
DAVID SEDARIS

Villa Coco is such a sunny book
KATE ATKINSON

Absolute joy
SARAH WINMAN, AUTHOR OF STILL LIFE

An absolute delight
ELIF BATUMAN, AUTHOR OF THE IDIOT AND EITHER/OR

Praise for Andrew Sean Greer
Bedazzling, bewitching and be-wonderfulNew York Times
I recommend it with my whole heartAnn Patchett
BrilliantGuardian
Basically perfectDolly Alderton
UnforgettableIndependent