Villa Coco

? The new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less ? ? One of the most anticipated books of 2026 for The Times, BBC Culture, People, Time, Oprah Daily, Seattle Times, Bookseller, Waterstones and Barnes and Noble ? 'No one writing in English is funnier or more charming than Andrew Greer. Every sentence in this novel sings' DAVID SEDARIS 'What, at first, appears to be a gloriously bonkers escapade amidst the Tuscan landscape gradually transforms into the most beautiful paean to youth, to age and to the fulfilment of love. Absolute joy' SARAH WINMAN, AUTHOR OF STILL LIFE 'A lyrical and witty reminder that the most meaningful life - and certainly the one with the best stories - can emerge from the deepest chaos... A great treasure' KATHERINE HEINY, AUTHOR OF STANDARD DEVIATION 'What a beautiful book: an absolutely engrossing world full of golden sunlight and little secrets and anchovies and art' HOLLY GRAMAZIO, AUTHOR OF THE HUSBANDS 'Eccentric, funny, touching: I adored it' NINA STIBBE, AUTHOR OF MAN AT THE HELM A coming-of-age novel, a love story and a tale of life-enhancing friendship: Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer showcases his wit and warmth in this magical tale set amidst the Tuscan hills. Broke and directionless, our young protagonist takes a job in the Italian countryside as the all-purpose assistant to Lisabetta, known to her friends as Coco - a strong-willed, wealthy widow of great local renown. Trained as an archivist, he thinks he's been hired to catalogue the contents of the beautiful, crumbling mansion nestled in the green Tuscan hills...