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Synopsis
From the moment it opens—on a rocky patch of Italian coastline, circa 1962, when a daydreaming young innkeeper looks out over the water and spies a mysterious woman approaching him on a boat—Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins is a dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel. From the lavish set of Cleopatra to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to the back lots of contemporary Hollywood, Beautiful Ruins is gloriously inventive and constantly surprising—a story of flawed yet fascinating people navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams.
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Is Beautiful Ruins appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Literary romance spanning decades features mature themes about missed opportunities and rekindled connections. Some sexual content, moderate language, and adult situations including infidelity and Hollywood culture.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language.
Who'll love this
Teens interested in sweeping romantic stories that jump through time will appreciate this literary exploration of lost love and second chances.