Beautiful Ruins
(Paperback)
by Jess Walter
Language: English
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Book Summary of Beautiful Ruins
Book Summary of Beautiful Ruins
About the Book: Beautiful Ruins
The story begins on the Italian coast in 1962. A young innkeeper watches in disbelief as a beautiful American girl gets out of a boat and climbs towards his hotel. She turns out to be an actress, on the run from the shenanigans going on down the coast in Rome at the filming of Cleopatra. A few days later international star Richard Burton, much the worse for wear, appears in the village too.
Half a century later, and half a world away in Hollywood, an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studios back lot-searching for the woman he last saw in his hotel fifty years before.
What unfolds is a dazzling novel teeming with unforgettable characters: the Italian and his long lost love; the heroically cynical film producer who first brought them together, now a successful legend on the Hollywood scene, and his idealistic young assistant; and the husbands, wives and lovers, superstars and victims, who have populated their world since that summer day in 1962. Gloriously inventive, filled with surprises, Beautiful Ruins is a magnificent novel about love and fame, dreams and reality.
About the Author: Jess Walter
Jess Walter is the author of the National Book Award finalist The Zero and the Edgar Award-winning Citizen Vince. His previous book The Financial Lives of the Poets was published in the UK by Penguin.
Reviews:
A gorgeous, glamorous novel set in 1960s Italy and a modern Hollywood studio- a New York Times bestseller
The beach read of the summer Vogue Magic. A monument to crazy love with a deeply romantic heart, New York Times Poignant, comical and marvellous San Francisco Chronicle
Details Of Book: Beautiful Ruins
Book: Beautiful Ruins
Author: Jess Walter
ISBN: 067092265X
ISBN-13: 9780670922659
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2013-05-30
Publisher: Penguin UK
Number of Pages: 368
Language: English
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(Paperback)
by Jess Walter
Language: English
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Stated Delivery time is for Major Metros
Other Locations might take more time depending on the courier coverage
Book Summary of Beautiful Ruins
Book Summary of Beautiful Ruins
About the Book: Beautiful Ruins
The story begins on the Italian coast in 1962. A young innkeeper watches in disbelief as a beautiful American girl gets out of a boat and climbs towards his hotel. She turns out to be an actress, on the run from the shenanigans going on down the coast in Rome at the filming of Cleopatra. A few days later international star Richard Burton, much the worse for wear, appears in the village too.
Half a century later, and half a world away in Hollywood, an elderly Italian man shows up on a movie studios back lot-searching for the woman he last saw in his hotel fifty years before.
What unfolds is a dazzling novel teeming with unforgettable characters: the Italian and his long lost love; the heroically cynical film producer who first brought them together, now a successful legend on the Hollywood scene, and his idealistic young assistant; and the husbands, wives and lovers, superstars and victims, who have populated their world since that summer day in 1962. Gloriously inventive, filled with surprises, Beautiful Ruins is a magnificent novel about love and fame, dreams and reality.
About the Author: Jess Walter
Jess Walter is the author of the National Book Award finalist The Zero and the Edgar Award-winning Citizen Vince. His previous book The Financial Lives of the Poets was published in the UK by Penguin.
Reviews:
A gorgeous, glamorous novel set in 1960s Italy and a modern Hollywood studio- a New York Times bestseller
The beach read of the summer Vogue Magic. A monument to crazy love with a deeply romantic heart, New York Times Poignant, comical and marvellous San Francisco Chronicle
Details Of Book: Beautiful Ruins
Book: Beautiful Ruins
Author: Jess Walter
ISBN: 067092265X
ISBN-13: 9780670922659
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2013-05-30
Publisher: Penguin UK
Number of Pages: 368
Language: English
BookAdda (www.bookadda.com) is a premier online book store in selling books online across India at the most competitive prices. BookAdda sells fiction, business, non fiction, literature, AIEEE, medical, engineering, computer book, etc. The books are delivered across India FREE of cost.
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* 2-4 working days:
* Books are currently in stock with local distributors / vendors and will be shipped on same day if the orders are placed before 2p.m. 4-9 working days:
* Books are available at the publishers warehouse and will need to be ordered from there. 15-21 working days:
* These books are imported into India. Out of stock
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