{"product_id":"villa-coco","title":"VILLA COCO","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs13DCAC4{text-align:left;margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs1844654{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs47DB3EB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:italic;Segoe UI;} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .csDF76FDB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:normal;Segoe UI;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eBroke and directionless, our young protagonist takes a job in the Italian countryside as the assistant to Lisabetta - better known to her friends as Coco - a strong-willed, wealthy aristocrat of great local renown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eTrained as an archivist, he thinks he's been hired to catalogue the contents of the beautiful, crumbling mansion nestled in the green Tuscan hills. But what? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs47DB3EB\"\u003eare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003e? his actual duties? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eDays are spent in a series of increasingly eccentric pursuits: entertaining an endless carousel of guests (from bohemian painters to elderly princesses to unnervingly handsome nephews), attending a funeral in order to make off with the urn, and aiding and abetting Coco's great and final plan - to reunite with the lost love of her life before it's too late.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eAs summer turns into autumn and the Italian countryside begins to work its magic, the secrets of Villa Coco and its inhabitants are slowly brought to light - and with them, an unforgettable story of the enduring power of friendship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eA 'charm novel' for our times, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs47DB3EB\"\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003e is a sun-drenched paean to youth, to age and to the fulfilment of love - filled with great wisdom and a spirit of unadulterated joy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49821832380656,"sku":"9781399757294","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1855\/5830\/files\/9781399757294_1.jpg?v=1780979370","url":"https:\/\/booksngifts.com.au\/products\/villa-coco","provider":"Books N Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}