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The hummingbird

Veronesi, Sandro, 1959-2021
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Marco Carrera is 'the hummingbird,' a man with the almost supernatural ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change. As he navigates the challenges of life - confronting the death of his sister and the absence of his brother; taking care of his parents as they approach the end of their lives; raising his granddaughter when her mother, Marco's own child, can no longer be there for her; coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that pervades so much of our everyday existence. A thrilling novel about the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to the very end.
Main title:
The hummingbird / Sandro Veronesi ; translated by Elena Pala.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021.
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Italian.
Awards:
Winner of the Premio Strega ; Book of the Year for the Corriere della Sera
ISBN:
9781474617468 (hbk)
Dewey class:
853.92
Language:
EnglishItalian
Related title:
The hummingbird
BRN:
682224
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