{"product_id":"9781913394905","title":"The Lover of No Fixed Abode","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA passionate affair set in Venice between a Roman princess searching for undervalued paintings and a mysterious tour guide. A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ert shenanigans become unavoidable, but the guide's true identity is the mystery that drives the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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. \u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eShe 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eAround them are the canals and lagoons of Venice, a city which becomes a character in the novel in its own right. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eWritten with elegance and wit, this is an atypical, sophisticated novel of love, crime and social satire worthy of Fellini's \u003ci\u003eDolce Vita\u003c\/i\u003e or Sorrentino's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003eThe novel does have a mystery at its heart – and it concerns the identity of the principal character, apparently a tour guide, but clearly something else as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Franco Lucentini","offers":[{"title":"Bitter Lemon Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-03-01","offer_id":44414005936383,"sku":"9781913394905","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_563321b1-d9da-4cc9-9c85-48df9a9730e6.jpg?v=1697660102","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781913394905","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}