House in Sicily

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A sun soaked, hilarious mediation on family life in mid-century Italy - an incredibly exciting rediscovered Italian classic

During WWII, a young Tuscan woman falls in love with a man from the rural depths of southern Italy. As the conflict finally draws to a close, the two travel from Rome to finally meet with his family. But very quickly a dawning realisation breaks: her in-laws and their friends are eccentric in the extreme. They barely leave the house and they rarely speak to their son, fretting instead about their 'daughter' - a loud little dog - and worrying constantly, incessantly, about the weather. And, worst of all, they speak with a nostalgic warmth about the region's recently overthrown fascist regime...

Translated by Ann Goldstein, the world-renowned translator of Elena Ferrante, A House in Sicily is a brilliantly funny, razor sharp examination of family life in the shadow of the darkest period of modern Italian history, and the most exciting rediscovered European classic in decades.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781405973908
Published: May 2026

Number of pages: 224
Width: 136 mm
Height: 217 mm
Depth: 19 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd