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Explore membershipsBeautiful Ruins
A Novel
Narrator
Edoardo Ballerini
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Length
12 hours 53 minutes
Language
English
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“Beautiful Ruins is a lovely novel with vivid, complex characters who struggle with love, their futures, and life. Walter deftly weaves the storylines into a satisfying conclusion, while his lyrical, fluid prose evokes the beauty of Italy just as easily as it does the otherworldly vibe of Hollywood. This charming, clever novel will sweep you away, making it an excellent summer read.”
— Flannery • Bookshop Santa Cruz
The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets returns with his funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later. “Why mince words? Beautiful Ruins is an absolute masterpiece.” —Richard Russo“A ridiculously talented writer.” —New York Times
Jess Walter is the author of eight novels, including the bestsellers So Far Gone, The Cold Millions, and Beautiful Ruins, the National Book Award Finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction, collected in The Angel of Rome and We Live in Water, has won the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize and appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. As a reporter, he was a finalist for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Ruby Ridge. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.
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Audiobook details
Author:
Jess Walter
Narrator:
Edoardo Ballerini
ISBN:
9780062201621
Length:
12 hours 53 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Harper
Publication date:
June 12, 2012
Edition:
Unabridged
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#1,659 Overall
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