Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick A captivating,bigheartedrichly tapestried story of people brought together by lovewarartfloodand the ghost of E. M. Forsterby the celebrated author of Tin Man. Tuscany1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs sink villagesa young English soldierUlysses Temperfinds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. Therehe has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinnera middle-aged art historian intent on salvaging paintings from the ruins. In each otherUlysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italyand paint a course of events that will shape UlyssesΓÇÖs life for the next four decades. Returning home to LondonUlysses reimmerses himself in his crew at The Stoat and ParotΓÇöa motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentricsΓÇöall the while carrying with him his Italian evocations. Sowhen an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all beganUlysses knows better than to tempt fate: he must return to the Tuscan hills. With beautiful proseextraordinary tendernessand bursts of humor and lightStill Life is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a familyand a deeply drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms.