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Andrew Sean Greer

Villa Coco

Name: Villa Coco
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ISBN: 9781399757287

‘Set to be a staple on sun loungers' - BBC Culture, 40 most exciting books to look forward to...

Andrew Sean Greer

$59.99

Hardback

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English

Sceptre
09 June 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

'Absolute joy' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life

'I adored it' Nina Stibbe, author of Man at the Helm

'A great treasure' Katherine Heiny, author of Standard Deviation

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 aristocrat 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... but what are his actual duties? Days are spent ridding the house of a marten - whatever that is - locating the antediluvian septic system, entertaining an endless carousel of guests (from bohemian painters to elderly princesses to unnervingly handsome nephews), attending a funeral in order to make off with the urn, and not inadvertently sabotaging Coco's great and final plan: to locate the lost love of her life and be reunited before it's too late.

As summer turns into autumn and the Italian countryside begins to work its magic, the secrets of Villa Coco and its inhabitants are slowly brought to light - and with them, an unforgettable story of the enduring power of friendship.

By: Andrew Sean Greer
Imprint: Sceptre
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399757287
ISBN 10: 1399757288
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 09 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Andrew Sean Greer is the bestselling author of eight works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize winning Less. From 2016 - 2018, Greer was the first Executive Director of the Santa Maddalena Foundation, working alongside president Beatrice Monti della Corte to invite authors from around the world for a writing residence in the Tuscan countryside. The setting of Villa Coco, Greer's latest novel, is partly inspired by the time he spent there.

Reviews for Villa Coco: ‘Set to be a staple on sun loungers' - BBC Culture, 40 most exciting books to look forward to in 2026

PRAISE FOR ANDREW SEAN GREER 'Bedazzling, bewitching and be-wonderful' New York Times 'I recommend it with my whole heart' Ann Patchett 'Brilliant' Guardian 'Basically perfect' Dolly Alderton 'Unforgettable' Independent 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 Eccentric, funny, touching: I adored it -- Nina Stibbe, author of LOVE, NINA and MAN AT THE HELM