{"product_id":"the-city-and-the-house-natalia-ginzburg","title":"The City and the House","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 single-book_content fade in\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll Our Yesterdays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Virtues\u003c\/em\u003e, an epistolary novel full of humanity, passion, and keen perception.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGiuseppe is leaving his flat in the city of Rome, where he has lived for more than twenty years, to go and live with his brother in America. He must say goodbye to his cousin Roberta; to his former lover Lucrezia and her husband Piero; and to all his friends who used to gather for weekends at Le Margherite, Lucrezia’s splendid house in the country. But even before Giuseppe’s departure, friendships have begun to fracture as frustrated yearnings and past infidelities strain the bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe sale of Le Margherite marks the end of an era and its old inhabitants and visitors are left to pursue happiness on their own. Their stories unfold through an exchange of letters that reveal with great poignancy the thoughts, passions and desires of the protagonists.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Ginzburg’s beautiful words have such solidarity. I read her with joy and amazement.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTessa Hadley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Speaking for myself, as a reader, as a writer and as a human being, her work has touched and transformed my life. I hope that you might give it the opportunity to do the same to yours.’\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSally Rooney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘In her finely drawn world, people are multidimensional, situations are often unpredictable, and nothing is ever as clear cut as we might hope it to be.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKat Lister,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ei\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW77058519 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77058519 BCX8\"\u003e‘Ginzburg’s writing is so nimble and light . . . that it can slide quickly into darkness.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW77058519 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW77058519 BCX8\"\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW77058519 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The letters . . . resemble a Greek chorus or vernacular commentary on events taking place just offstage . . . It’s the epistolary novel as conjuring trick, and Ginzburg handles it with aplomb.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Arts Desk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Natalia Ginzburg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48389501419735,"sku":"9781917092128","price":5.5,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/theenglishbookshop.com\/products\/the-city-and-the-house-natalia-ginzburg","provider":"The English Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}