{"product_id":"a-house-in-sicily-9781405973908","title":"A House in Sicily","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sun soaked, hilarious mediation on family life in mid-century Italy - an incredibly exciting rediscovered Italian classic   During WWII, a young Tuscan woman falls in love with a man from the rural depths of southern Italy. As the conflict finally draws to a close, the two travel from Rome to finally meet with his family. But very quickly a dawning realisation breaks: her in-laws and their friends are eccentric in the extreme. They barely leave the house and they rarely speak to their son, fretting instead about their 'daughter' - a loud little dog - and worrying constantly, incessantly, about the weather. And, worst of all, they speak with a nostalgic warmth about the region's recently overthrown fascist regime...  Translated by Ann Goldstein, the world-renowned translator of Elena Ferrante, A House in Sicily is a brilliantly funny, razor sharp examination of family life in the shadow of the darkest period of modern Italian history, and the most exciting rediscovered European classic in decades.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781405973908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 18 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.7(H)x13.6(L)x1.9(W)232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 232\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eLuisa Adorno (1921 - 2021) was a writer and journalist, contributing throughout her career to Italy's most important newspapers. Her books L'ultima provincia (1983), Le dorate stanze (1985, Winner of Premio Prato-Europa and Premio Pisa), Arco di luminara (1990, Winner of Premio Viareggio and Premio Racalmare-Leonardo Sciascia), La libert  ha un cappello a cilindro (1993), Come a un ballo in maschera (1995, Premio Donna Martina Franca), Sebben che siamo donne... (1999, Premio Vittorini), Foglia d'acero with Daniele Pecorini-Manzoni (2001) and Tutti qui con me (2008) are all published in Italy by Sellerio, and since her death have been republished to renewed critical acclaim.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eIn this book Luisa Adorno describes Italian institutions with brilliancy, verve and irony -- Leonardo Sciascia","brand":"Luisa Adorno","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49113794445529,"sku":"9781405973908","price":28.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781405973908.jpg?v=1787147005","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/a-house-in-sicily-9781405973908","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}