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Beautiful Ruins

Jess Walter (2015-09-29)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

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Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

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.

Tags

Hollywood RomanceLiterary FictionTime-Slip Narrative

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.