Still life
(Book)

"From the acclaimed author of Tin Man comes a captivating, lively new novel of people brought together across four decades of love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster"--,Provided by publisher.

"From the acclaimed author of Tin Man comes a captivating, lively new novel of people brought together across four decades of love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster"-- Tuscany, 1944: A young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in an abandoned wine cellar, where he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins. As kindred spirits, they set off a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next 4 decades. When he returns to London, he finds himself amid a mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics, though he eventually makes his way back to Tuscany. With beautiful prose, humor, and light, this is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family. [From publisher's description],Provided by publisher.