Still Life - by Sarah Winman (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades. As Ulysses returns home to London, reimmersing himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parot--a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics--he carries his time in Italy with him. And when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate, and returns to the Tuscan hills."--Publisher's description.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b>A Good Morning America Book Club Pick</b> <p/>A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of <i>Tin Man.</i></b> <p/>Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades. <p/>As Ulysses returns home to London, reimmersing himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parot--a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics--he carries his time in Italy with him. And when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate, and returns to the Tuscan hills. <p/>With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, <i>Still Life </i>is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family, and a deeply drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b><b>Winner of the InWords Literary Award</b> <p/>A Good Morning America Book Club Pick <p/>One of: <br><i>The Millions</i>'s Most Anticipated Books of 2021</b><br><b><i>Bookbub</i>'s The Best Historical Fiction to Read This Fall<br><i>Parade</i>'s 25 Books We've Loved Reading This Fall</b><br><b><i>Veranda</i>'s 25 Best New Books for Fall 2021</b> <p/>"The incredible storytelling, lovable characters, and sweeping settings make this novel an absolute delight, proving that serious fiction does not have to be only dark and depressing."<i><b>--Real Simple</b> <p/>"</i>[A] winsome, large-hearted novel . . . [<i>Still Life</i>] pulses from the page." <i><b><b>--<i>Entertainment Weekly <p/></i></b></b></i>"A World War II novel that feels fresh is a rare commodity. . . . Constant literary surprises abound."<b> </b><i><b>--Entertainment Weekly <p/></b></i>"Sarah Winman's sweeping <i>Still Life</i> is a parade of small stories, intimate connections and complex characters whose lives illuminate the tedium and cataclysms of the 20th century. . . . The real magic of <i>Still Life</i> is the elevation of the ordinary, the unabashed consecration of human experiences. . . . Sentence after sentence, character by character, <i>Still Life</i> becomes poetry." <b><i>--New York Times Book Review</i></b><i><br><b><br></b></i>"This sweeping, historical tale brings together an unlikely group of friends - a young English soldier, an aging art historian, a pub owner, a pianist and more - in an epic set against the backdrop of mid-to-late-20th-century Florence."<i><b> -<b><i>USA Today</i></b> <p/></b></i>"In this thoroughly warm, witty, entertaining, and character-driven novel spanning decades, Winman shares bighearted ideas about friendship, love, art, and community....It is hard to envision a reader who won't be smitten by Winman's characters and their banter, like old Cressy, who takes his advice from a tree, and Claude, the blue parrot who may be Shakespeare reincarnated. These lives may not be the stuff of legend, but they are still life." --<b><i>Booklist</i> (starred review)<br></b><br>"An epic about a family of friends who make the city of Florence their home in the mid-to-late 20th century . . . [The] narrative feels almost breathless at times . . . which makes it feel as if the unknown narrator is relating a long story deep into the night....An unexpected treatise on the many forms love and beauty can take, set against the backdrop of Florence." <b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> (starred review)</b><br><i><b><br> </b>"<i>Still Life</i></i> is, ultimately, a celebration of Italy, with loving descriptions of its buildings and countryside, of old women gossiping on stone benches. . . . Light yet satisfying."<b><i> --BookPage</i></b> <b>(starred review) <p/></b>"Lush. . . Many rich sections about art, relationships and the transcendent beauty of Tuscany. . . Readers will enjoy this paean to the power of love and art." <b><i><b>--Publishers Weekly</b></i></b><i><b><br></b><br></i>"Spanning decades and bringing readers from London to Italy, <i>Still Life</i> is a moving look at love and friendship as well as the power of art." <i>--<b><i>Bookbub</i></b> <p/>"<i>Still Life</i></i> is a lot of things--a history of Italy in the post-war years, an ode to chosen families, a homage to A Room with a View by E.M. Forster, a reminder of the importance of art and art history--but most of all, it's just a really good story." <i><i>--<b>Hey Alma <p/></b></i></i>The kind of story that makes your heart full. I fell so in love with these characters that it felt as if they were my dearest friends, and that's the best sort of book to fall into. <b>-Jenny Lawson, author of</b><i> <b><i>Broken</i> and <i>Let's Pretend This Never Happened</i></b> <p/>"Still Life</i> is simultaneously expansive and intimate, a heady brew of disasters, both natural and manmade, of death and life, of the power of great art and, most especially, the resonance of those loves we carry for a lifetime. A truly spectacular achievement. I've never read anything quite like it." <b>--Karen Joy Fowler, author of <i>We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves</i> </b> <p/> "From its opening pages <i>Still Life</i> embodies the full generosity of the human spirit. This vast, ambitious, galloping bear-hug of a book unashamedly celebrates love in all its many forms. Love of art, love of strangers, love of a good glass of Italian wine and a bowl of pasta cooked with enough salt to taste like the sea. Love of stories. Love of love." <b>--Rachel Joyce, author of <i>The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry</i></b> <p/> "The sheer joy in [Winman's] storytelling is completely infectious. I've loved spending time with this unforgettable cast of characters in extraordinary times and places." <b>--Graham Norton</b> <p/> "<i>Still Life</i> is a playful, Maupinesque exploration of the elective family and its possibilities. Four-course nourishment for all Winman fans, it harnesses big-hearted storytelling to a dizzying historical sweep to celebrate love in all the available colors." <b>--Patrick Gale, author of <i>Take Nothing With You</i></b> <p/> "I loved this extraordinary, astonishing, and exquisite novel. The story of damaged characters restored and repaired by the truth and beauty of Tuscany, as Florence itself is restored and repaired post-war and post-flood, is beautifully told. A joy and a pleasure, my book of the year." <b>--Liz Nugent, author of <i>Little Cruelties</i></b> <p/> "An utterly beautiful story, so generous, rich, deeply moving, and filled with hope. Sarah Winman is a genius and one of the greatest storytellers of our time." <b>--Joanna Cannon, author of <i>The Trouble with Goats and Sheep</i></b> <p/> "This book saved my soul during these very strange times. I loved every word, every sentence, every beat. It's about love and our defining moments, and it is utterly beautiful. The characters and places now live in my own memory--to be cherished forever." <b>--Favel Parrett, author of <i>Past the Shallows</i></b><br> <b> </b><br> "Readers will want to prolong the pleasure of Sarah Winman's beautiful novel <i>Still Life</i> for as long as possible. It is a book to get lost in, the kind of story that bolsters the heart and soul. I loved it." <b>--Donal Ryan, author of <i>From a Low and Quiet Sea</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sarah Winman</b> is the author of three previous novels, <i>Tin Man</i>, <i>A Year of Marvelous Ways</i>, and <i>When God Was a Rabbit</i>. She grew up in Essex and now lives in London. She attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to act in theater, film, and television.
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