The Angel of Rome by Jess Walter - ISBN: 9780241998229
Paperback
Life-altering moments: hilarious, poignant, and romantic tales from Rome to Idaho.

The Angel of Rome

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    25 July 2023

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Summary

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a riveting, brilliantly funny and moving collection about the moments in life when everything changes.

In this dazzling collection of stories, a son must repeatedly come out to his senile father while looking for a place that will care for the old man. An elderly couple confronts the note-taking fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation. A famous actor in recovery ha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241998229
ISBN-10:0241998220
Author:Jess Walter
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:25 July 2023
Weight:202g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 17mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Walter is a writer whose work deserves a wide readership * Sunday Times on The Cold Millions *
One of our most gifted builders of fictional worlds * Esquire on The Cold Millions *
Walter is a believer in capricious destiny with a fine, freewheeling sense of humour * New York Times on The Cold Millions *

About The Author

Jess Walter

Jess Walter is the author of six novels, including The Financial Lives of the Poets and The Cold Millions. Beautiful Ruins was a New York Times bestseller, and We Live in Water was one of Barack Obama’s books of 2019. Jess Walter lives in Spokane, Washington with his family.

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