Cesare Pavese The Beautiful Summer Paperback Book

An astonishing portrait of an innocent on the verge of discovering the cruelties of love... there are whispers here of the future work of Elena Ferrante Elizabeth Strout, from the introductionLife was a perpetual holiday in those days...Its the height of summer in 1930s Italy and sixteenyearold Ginia is desperate for adventure. So begins a fateful friendship with Amelia, a stylish and sophisticated artists model who envelops her in a dazzling new world of bohemian artists and intoxicating freedom. Under the spell of her new friends, Ginia soon falls in love with Guido, an enigmatic young painter. Its the start of a desperate love affair, charged with false hope and overwhelming passion destined to last no longer than the course of a summer. The Beautiful Summer is a gorgeous comingofage tale of lost innocence and first love, by one of Italys greatest writers. Pavese, to me, is a constant source of inspiration Jhumpa LahiriOne of the few essential novelists of the midtwentieth century Susan Sontag[Pavese writes books of] extraordinary depth where one never stops finding new levels, new meaning Italo CalvinoFor my trip to Los Angeles, Im packing The Beautiful Summer, a slender account of love in 1930s Italy Jessie Burton, bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse | Cesare Pavese The Beautiful Summer Paperback Book