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‘Sad, funny, wise and unblinkingly honest, this is truly wonderful.’ Daily Mail ‘I like the smell of pines and the aroma of freshly washed laundry. I like the rattle of hail on windowpanes and the texture of volcanic rock. I like the light in the sky when the sun has gone down.’ Cesare is an unlikely hero. As he says himself, ‘I am seventy-seven years old, and for seventy-two years and one hundred and eleven days I threw my life down the toilet...’ Is it too late for him to rediscover his passion for love and life? Already an international bestseller, The Temptation to Be Happy is a coming-of-age story like no other. 'Immensely charming... Uplifting and very much on the side of life.' Mail on Sunday
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The Temptation to Be Happy, Lorenzo Marone
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- Released
- 2017
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lorenzo Marone
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 247
- ISBN10
- 1786071878
- ISBN13
- 9781786071873
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Humor, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Contemporary Romance, Fun, Children, Death, Southern Europe, Italy, Life, Past, Italian Literature, Violence, Hope, Fate, Old Age, Seniors, Optimism, Naples
- First published
- 2015
- Original title
- La tentazione di essere felici
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- ‘Sad, funny, wise and unblinkingly honest, this is truly wonderful.’ Daily Mail ‘I like the smell of pines and the aroma of freshly washed laundry. I like the rattle of hail on windowpanes and the texture of volcanic rock. I like the light in the sky when the sun has gone down.’ Cesare is an unlikely hero. As he says himself, ‘I am seventy-seven years old, and for seventy-two years and one hundred and eleven days I threw my life down the toilet...’ Is it too late for him to rediscover his passion for love and life? Already an international bestseller, The Temptation to Be Happy is a coming-of-age story like no other. 'Immensely charming... Uplifting and very much on the side of life.' Mail on Sunday