The Temptation to Be Happy, Lorenzo Marone
The Temptation to Be Happy, Lorenzo Marone
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The Temptation to Be Happy

Author: Lorenzo Marone, Shaun Whiteside

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/26/2017


Synopsis

Cesare is a seventy-seven-year-old widower and cynical troublemaker. He has lived his whole life by his own rules and has no intention of changing now. Aside from an intermittent fling with a nurse called Rossana, he spends his days avoiding the old cat lady next door and screening calls from his children.But when the enigmatic Emma moves in next door with her strange and sinister husband, Cesare suspects there is more to their relationship than meets the eye. He enlists the other residents to help him investigate and soon discovers a new and unexpected sense of purpose that leads him to risk everything for a future he had never thought possible.Laced with humour and pathos in equal measure, this is a delightful book to savour, for young and old alike.

About Lorenzo Marone

Lorenzo Marone was born in 1974. He originally trained as a lawyer before changing career to follow his passion for writing. He lives in Naples with his wife and son.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Valeriu

Un roman greu de judecat (la prima lectură i-aș fi dat 4 steluțe, la a doua doar una, acum îi dau 3). Bătrînul Cesare Annunziata (73 ani), penintentul ironic al acestei „confesiuni”, se judecă pe sine și constată că și-a greșit definitiv viața, pentru că: - nu a fost în stare să decidă, cînd trebuia......more

4★ “Luckily old age has come to my aid: I have worked out that for the sake of my health it’s better not to listen to family problems. After all, you never solve them.” Cesare Annunziata is a grouchy old widower who likes to think he’s at odds with pretty much everyone. He’s determined to be miserable......more

Goodreads review by Andreea

Până azi dimineață eram convinsă că nu va trece de 3 stele in topul preferințele mele. Ultimele 50 de pagini fac toată cartea. Am "taxat-o" pentru că acțiunea evoluează greu pentru o carte atât de scurtă, dar altfel o super recomand.......more

Goodreads review by Ines

Meraviglioso come pochi, una storia semplice ma allo stesso tempo profonda e commovente, si legge velocemente e le parole che scorrono ti lasciamo il tempo di pensare alla bellezza della vita.......more