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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. Reprint. A brilliant novel exquisitely precise in its analysis of evil twisting its way through ordinary lives Claire Hopley Boston Globe From the Booker Prizewinning author of Sacred Hunger a vivid sinuous profound and entirely beguiling venture Richard Eder Los Angeles Times Set in the beautiful landscape and rich history of Umbria Italy Booker Prizewinning author Barry Unsworth has written a witty and illuminating work of contemporary manners and morals The region where Hannibal defeated the Romans is now prey to a different type of invasion outsiders buying villas with innocent and not so innocent dreams Among those clustered along one hillside road are the Greens a retired American couple seeking serenity the Chapmans whose dispute over a wall escalates into a feud of operatic proportions and Fabio and Arturo a gay couple who searching for peace and selfsufficiency find treachery instead Add to this mix a wily and corrupt British building expert and a lawyer who practices subterfuge and plans his clients actions like military strategy and you have a sharp entertaining and satisfyingly bittersweet work. Seller Inventory # DADAX0393317706
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