Sarah Winman: Still Life (2022, HarperCollins Publishers Limited)
English language
Published Nov. 13, 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers Limited.
Unexpected turns and comfort in life's complexities in this love letter from London to Florence.
Unexpected turns and comfort in life's complexities in this love letter from London to Florence.
I've taken a while to jot down my thoughts about this - I'm not sure why as it's one of the best books I've read in a while. I loved everything about it - the characters, the setting, the writing. It's one of those very rare books where I dreaded getting to the last page because I didn't want to say goodbye to the characters (lots of them queer too - bonus!). Winman's writing is gorgeous - the way she describes Florence and Italian food; it pulled me in with its sumptuousness. A life-affirming, funny, poignant, and absolutely magical novel.
I've taken a while to jot down my thoughts about this - I'm not sure why as it's one of the best books I've read in a while. I loved everything about it - the characters, the setting, the writing. It's one of those very rare books where I dreaded getting to the last page because I didn't want to say goodbye to the characters (lots of them queer too - bonus!). Winman's writing is gorgeous - the way she describes Florence and Italian food; it pulled me in with its sumptuousness. A life-affirming, funny, poignant, and absolutely magical novel.
