{"product_id":"still-life-9780008283391","title":"Still Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver 500,000 copies sold internationally\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Dymocks Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Sheer joy' \u003cstrong\u003eGRAHAM NORTON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Utterly beautiful … filled with hope’ \u003cstrong\u003eJOANNA CANNON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A gorgeous, generous story of kind hearts and kindred spirits’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDAILY MIRROR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eWhen God was a Rabbit\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Tin Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a big-hearted story of the families we forge and the friendships that make us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1944, Italy. As bombs fall around them, two strangers meet in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa and share an extraordinary evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUlysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner a 64-year-old art historian living life on her own terms. She has come to salvage paintings from the wreckage of war and relive memories of her youth when her heart was stolen by an Italian maid in a particular room with a view. Ulysses’ chance encounter with Evelyn will transform his life – and all those who love him back home in London – forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUplifting, sweeping and full of unforgettable characters, \u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about beauty, love, family and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘THE most beautiful book … it will stay with me a long time’ \u003cstrong\u003eSARA COX, BBC TWO’S BETWEEN THE COVERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Extraordinary . . . my book of the year’ \u003cstrong\u003eLIZ NUGENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Moving, wise, poetic and funny’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Winman’s pages teem with boisterous, exuberant life’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780008283391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 14 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)x1.8(W)300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 300\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\u003eSarah Winman grew up in Essex and now lives in London. She attended the Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to act in theatre, film and television. Her first novel, When God Was a Rabbit was an international bestseller, her second A Year of Marvellous Ways was a Sunday Times bestseller and Tin Man was shortlisted for the Costa Novel award 2018.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eThe sheer joy in Sarah Winman’s storytelling is completely infectious\u003c\/strong\u003e. I’ve loved spending time with this unforgettable cast of characters in extraordinary times and places’ Graham Norton\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eWinman’s pages teem with boisterous, exuberant life\u003c\/strong\u003e … The novel has verve, charm and tremendous heart’ \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Exquisite … \u003cstrong\u003eThere are not enough superlatives to contain the magnitude and beauty of this novel\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Sentence after sentence, character by character, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e becomes poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eA tonic for wanderlust and a cure for loneliness\u003c\/strong\u003e. It’s that \u003cstrong\u003erare, affectionate\u003c\/strong\u003e novel that makes one feel grateful to have been carried along’ \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Teeming with unforgettable characters and oozing atmosphere,\u003cstrong\u003e it’s a joyous, summery ode to love, art and poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e’ Hephzibah Anderson, \u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eRich, deeply moving and filled with hope. 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