Still Life by Sarah Winman (4th Estate)

Italy in 1944. In a ruined villa two extraordinary strangers meet. Evelyn and Ulysses. He is a soldier and she tries to save the paintings from the ruins. They start to talk and reminiscence their lives, all the interesting moments - with truth and beauty and to Ulysses a decades long impact.

Italian atmosphere, poetic narrative and a story full of wisdom.

Beautiful read.

4/5