Still Life

By Sarah Winman

Book Overview

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick 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 Tin Man.
Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs sink 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 intent on salvaging paintings from the ruins. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and paint a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades. Returning home to London, Ulysses reimmerses himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parot--a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics--all the while carrying with him his Italian evocations. So, when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate: he must return to the Tuscan hills. With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, Still Life 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593330765
• ISBN13: 9780593330760
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful

I loved this book and the characters that brought it to life. Love, family, destiny, travel, heartbreak. This story has it all. I thought it was beautiful and heartfelt. Absolutely recommend.