Andrew Sean Greer in Conversation – Daunt Books

Daunt Books welcomes Andrew Sean Greer to discuss his brilliant new novel Villa Coco in conversation with Holly Gramazio.

Andrew Sean Greer is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of eight works of fiction, including the bestselling novels Lessand Less Is Lost. In this magical and deeply charming new novel, he transports readers to the Tuscan countryside in a story of friendship, self-discovery and the transformative power of place.

Broke and directionless, a young man arrives in Italy to work as the assistant to Lisabetta, known to her friends as Coco – a wealthy and strong-willed widow living in a beautiful but crumbling villa in the hills of Tuscany. Believing he has been hired to catalogue Coco’s archive, he soon finds himself drawn into the rhythms, mysteries and eccentricities of life at Villa Coco. As summer fades into autumn, the villa gradually reveals its secrets, and what begins as a temporary escape becomes an unforgettable story about love, friendship and belonging.

Greer’s trademark wit, warmth and sophistication are on full display in this enchanting coming-of-age novel set against the intoxicating backdrop of the Italian countryside.

Holly Gramazio joins the conversation. Her acclaimed debut novel The Husbands was published in 2024 and was named one of the year’s best books by the Sunday Times, Red, Good Housekeeping, NPR, Parade and the Washington Post.

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