{"product_id":"9781913394905","title":"The Lover of No Fixed Abode","description":"Author: Carlo Fruttero\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781913394905\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe month, November. Glittering worldliness and dubious shabbiness overlap, passion and suspicion intertwine in a three-day Venetian adventure, bookended by the arrival of a plane and the departure of a ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins with a troubling encounter on a flight to Venice. She is an elegant Roman signora on the search for undervalued paintings and he a mysterious tour guide. She is invited to cosmopolitan parties by Venetian social and art glitterati. Mr. Silvera, a guide whose erudition and distinction are in sharp contrast with his beat-up suitcase and stain-spotted raincoat, drags his shabby tourists from monument to monument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir passion will last three days, long enough to be exposed to unscrupulous art dealers and other scammers, passing off worthless paintings as part of a famous collection. Silvera seems to know every language and all secrets. But who is he really? Around them, 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\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Doyens of the Italian detective story, Fruttero and Lucentini, offer a perfect blend of the comedy of manners and the macabre...\u0026amp;#x27; - Tim Parks, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHotel Milano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A labyrinth full of shapeshifting and ambiguity, sometimes sinister, often hilarious, for which Venice offers the perfect setting.\u0026amp;#x27; - Jonathan Keates, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Serenissima: The Story of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;An undiscovered gem, finally available in English...witty, moving and enthrallingly atmospheric.\u0026amp;#x27; - Philip Gwynne Jones, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Venetian Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861469941918,"sku":"ADS-9781913394905","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781913394905.jpg?v=1779252318","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781913394905","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}