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 has a one-night stand with the world's most surprising film critic. And in the beautifully romantic title story,a shy twenty-one-year-old studying Latin in Rome during "the year of my reinvention" finds himself face-to-face with the gorgeous Italian actress of his adolescent dreams.Funny,poignant,and redemptive,this collection takes the reader to Italy and Idaho,Washington and Mississippi. With his signature wit and bighearted approach to the darkest parts of humanity,Walter tackles the modern condition with a timeless touch.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241998229Number of pages: 288Weight: 202 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
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Walter is a writer whose work deserves a wide readershipOne of our most gifted builders of fictional worldsWalter is a believer in capricious destiny with a fine,freewheeling sense of humour
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