The Temptation to Be Happy
by Lorenzo Marone
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Pub Date 5 Oct 2017 | Archive Date 14 Sep 2017
Description
Cesare is a seventy-seven-year-old widower and cynical troublemaker. He has lived his whole life by his own rules and has no intention of changing now. Aside from an intermittent fling with a nurse called Rossana, he spends his days avoiding the old cat lady next door and screening calls from his children.
But when the enigmatic Emma moves in next door with her strange and sinister husband, Cesare suspects there is more to their relationship than meets the eye. He enlists the other residents to help him investigate and soon discovers a new and unexpected sense of purpose that leads him to risk everything for a future he had never thought possible.
Advance Praise
‘A wonderful novel about ageing – ironic and light-footed’ Italien Magazin
‘A toast to real happiness!’ La Stampa
‘A wonderful novel about ageing – ironic and light-footed’ Italien Magazin
‘A toast to real happiness!’ La Stampa
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781786072887 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
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