{"product_id":"the-lover-of-no-fixed-carlo-fruttero-franco-lucentini-9781913394905","title":"The Lover of No Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero Franco Lucentini (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Doyens of the Italian detective story, Fruttero and Lucentini, offer a perfect blend of the comedy of manners and the macabre...\" ---Tim Parks, author of \u003ci\u003eHotel Milano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by Tracy Chevalier for the WSJ as first among the five best books on Venice: \"...distinctive, eccentric, seductive.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA passionate affair set in Venice between a Roman princess searching for undervalued paintings and a mysterious tour guide. A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ert shenanigans become unavoidable, but the guide's true identity is the mystery that drives the story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir passion will last three days, long enough to be exposed to unscrupulous art dealers and scammers passing off worthless paintings as part of a famous collection. She goes to cosmopolitan parties given by Venetian social and art glitterati. Mr Silvera, a guide whose erudition and distinction sharply contrast with his beat-up suitcase and stain-spotted raincoat, drags his shabby tourists from monument to monument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAround them are the canals and lagoons of Venice, a city which becomes a character in the novel in its own right. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Powers on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross - calls \u003ci\u003eLover of No Fixed Abode\u003c\/i\u003e his favorite mystery novel of the year: \u003c\/b\u003e\"Shimmering with wit and bursting with an insider's knowledge of Venice, The Lover of No Fixed Abode builds to a solution so unexpected that not one person in a million will guess it. It's a minor classic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" An undiscovered gem, witty, moving and enthrallingly atmospheric.\" Philip Gwynne Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Venetian Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sparkling and stylish, this is both a mystery and a mischievous comedy of manners which brings the city and its lagoon to life.\"---\u003ci\u003eCrimeTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bitter Lemon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55036140388695,"sku":"9781913394905","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9781913394905_207b7923-1269-4e49-8968-904ca825d78b.jpg?v=1789513662","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-lover-of-no-fixed-carlo-fruttero-franco-lucentini-9781913394905","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}