3.63k reviews for:

Ancora vita

Sarah Winman

4.24 AVERAGE

elfie814's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bookshappythoughts's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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Still Life
By Sarah Winman

Blurb
1944, Italy. As bombs fall around them, two strangers meet in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa and share an extraordinary evening.

Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner, a 64-year-old art historian living life on her own terms. She has come to salvage paintings from the wreckage of war and relive memories of her youth when her heart was stolen by an Italian maid in a particular room with a view. Ulysses’ chance encounter with Evelyn will transform his life – and all those who love him back home in London – forever.

Uplifting, sweeping, and full of unforgettable characters, Still Life is a novel about beauty, love, family, and friendship.

I buddy read this book with a group of wonderful bookstagrammers, I listened to the audio, and I really enjoyed the...
🌸 Growth of characters 
🕍 The descriptive setting
✍️ The poetic writing
💕 The sense of community 
🖼 Loved the reference to art

It's a truly beautiful book.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me!🤓

cado_reads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

annecaster's review against another edition

4.0

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wat een prachtig boek. Ik moest heel erg inkomen op het begin, de schrijfstijl was voor mij “passief” en daardoor las het niet gemakkelijk weg. Maar eenmaal meegesleurd in het verhaal, met de vele wijze lessen en karakters die “groeien”, ben ik eigenlijk sip dat het eindigde. O, en na het lezen wil je gelijk een ticket boeken naar Italië dus wees gewaarschuwd.

rexiesmum's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

lstahlydronkowski's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

soundersfcfan's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

kim4673's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kmickelwait's review against another edition

5.0

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Gorgeous writing in a style that reminds me of Anthony Doerr. There is no traditional plot development here — things just seem to happen to these lovable characters, but it's a joyous ride and you're rooting for them all along. Set in London and Tuscany in the mid-20th century, the story is rich with sensual details and nuance. I've recommended this book already to several friends.

_sarathedreamer's review against another edition

5.0

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No rating yet because we have the liveshow on May 22nd but……….. *whispers* I loved it