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Art is Life
A few pages into this novel gave me the rare deep comfort you feel when you find yourself in the hands of an accomplished author. Still Life is a warm and ... READ MORE
I want to be part of this book!
I enjoyed every page of this book. What a wonderful world and bunch of characters has Sarah Winman created. I wish I was part of the book and the character... READ MORE
The uplifting read we need at the moment!
Initially, I read the first couple of pages and wasn't immediately hooked but so many people had mentioned this book to me that I thought I'd push through ... READ MORE
World building is incredible, but the story dragged
All in all, I enjoyed this read more the further I got into it, but I felt it dragged out unnecessarily and the genre and writing style just really isn’t m... READ MORE
Beautiful soul lifting book
This book lifted my spirits, a ba for the soul. Firstly I love how Winman writes, almost like someone is narrating a tale to you with unusual punctuation b... READ MORE
This book will stay with me for the rest of my life.
I whole heartedly believe that everyone should read this book before they die and do not exaggerate when I say that I have thought about it every day since... READ MORE
An absolute joy!
This book is an absolute joy and I implore you to read it! I Have always loved Sarah Winman’s writing, especially ‘When God Was a Rabbit’ but this is my ne... READ MORE
“You’d want to be with them. . . . You’d want to be part of them.” And You So Very Do
Ulysses Temper meets Evelyn Skinner in Florence in 1944. She's an art historian, he's a foot soldier. Something connects them and their meeting leaves a de... READ MORE
Escape to Italy...
Ulysses Temper is a young solder and Evelyn Skinner is a 64 year old art historian. They meet during World War II, as the fighting rumbles through Tuscany,... READ MORE
Synopsis
Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month for March 2022
From the author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin Man, Still Life is a big-hearted story of people brought together by love, war, art and the ghost of E.M. Forster.
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening.
Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner is a sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the wreckage and relive memories of the time she encountered EM Forster and had her heart stolen by an Italian maid in a particular Florentine room with a view.
Evelyn’s talk of truth and beauty plants a seed in Ulysses’ mind that will shape the trajectory of his life – and of those who love him – for the next four decades.
Moving from the Tuscan Hills and piazzas of Florence, to the smog of London’s East End, Still Life is a sweeping, joyful novel about beauty, love, family and fate.
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008283391
- Number of pages: 448
- Weight: 400g
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 34 mm
Customer Reviews
View allExquisite
I loved this book, such a descriptive story. I felt I knew every character intimately It left me aching to revisit Florence, a city I hadn't really apprec... READ MORE
Joyous
Wish I was still in the company of Ulysses and Evelyn, Peg, Alys and all, I am missing them. This is joyous, a canter through the 20th century with landmar... READ MORE
Uplifting read
Still Life is a truly uplifting read, it is a beautifully written story about love, family and friends.
I fell in love with all of the characters and the ... READ MORE
A privilege to read
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. You immediately become invested in the characters and their stories & you find yourself immersed in a world whe... READ MORE
Life in all its glory
'Still Life' by Sarah Winman (4th Estate Press, 2022) is a sweeping novel set across two countries and several decades, following the lives of numerous ch... READ MORE
Still Life by Sarah Winman
I have read many, many books this year and I can say with no doubt in my mind that Still Life has been my absolute favourite. It's full of a widely diverse... READ MORE
A most wonderful book
This book is still with me months after I read it. I was really sad to finish it.
The struggling post-war East End of London and beautiful sunlit Floren... READ MORE
A ripping yarn!
What a cracker! Enjoyed every page! I’d recommend this book to anyone. The author has a terrific sense of humour and has an uncanny gift for storytelling. ... READ MORE
Luminous!
Well, book has literally seared itself into my heart. I thought it is the most beautifully written book - interestingly, there are no speech marks througho... READ MORE
A joy
This book is a joy. Anovel about love, life and friendships that endure over the years. Full of unforgettable characters, even an Amozian Blue parrot who... READ MORE
Brilliant
I found this book so heartwarming and funny. Of course some of the story lines are a little ridiculous but it adds to the charm of the characters and the b... READ MORE
An Italian escape
A well researched and magical escape to beautiful Firenze. A book which spans several decades can often have moment where the pace dips but this was an enc... READ MORE
Still reading Still Life
This book is so beguiling that I am reading it more and more slowly because I can't bear to finish it.
Unputdownable
Having been a fan of Sarah Winman from reading; 'When God Was a Rabbit' and 'Tin Man' I was interested to read Still Life. Suffice to say the book did not ... READ MORE
Look through a painting and you'll love what you see
I’ve just caught up with Still Life and what a worthwhile destination!
I know little about art and art history, but, like so many people I suppose, I ‘kno... READ MORE
Absolutely the best
I loved it from the very first word to the last. I burst out laughing so many times and found myself sobbing on many occasions. It’s extremely well written... READ MORE
Contender for my book of the year...
Still Life starts during WW2 when a chance meeting between Ulysses and Evelyn transforms the both of them. They talk love and art and each go their separat... READ MORE
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Simply Meraviglioso. La Vita è Bella!
Wrap your heart in Sunshine and Italian Charm.
From England to Italy with Love
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