{"product_id":"timoleon-vieta-come-home-a-sentimental-journey-paperback","title":"Timoleon Vieta Come Home: A Sentimental Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCockroft, a faded composer and socialite, lives in self-imposed exile and fantasizes of true love and extravagant suicides. Rattling around his dilapidated farmhouse in the Italian countryside, his only constant source of company is the ever-loyal Timoleon Vieta, a mongrel with the most beautiful eyes. When a handsome but surly individual arrives on the scene, Cockroft is forced to choose between his dog and this new arrival. He abandons Timoleon outside Rome's Colosseum, where the dog begins the long journey home.\u003cbr\u003eIn this acclaimed novel, Dan Rhodes, one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, has created a tragicomic work of macabre beauty that both amuses and moves in equal measure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best new writer in Britain. -The Guardian (London) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRattling around his dilapidated farmhouse in the Italian countryside, faded composer and socialite Cockroft has only one constant companion: Timoleon Vieta, a loyal mongrel with the most beautiful eyes. But when a handsome but surly individual arrives on the scene, Cockroft is forced to choose between his dog and the new arrival. He abandons Timoleon outside Rome's Colosseum, where the dog begins a long journey home. \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Quality Paperback Book Club New Voices Award \u003cbr\u003e\"A blend of humor, heartfelt emotion, and old-fashioned storytelling verve.\" -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\"Rhodes demonstrates his ability to spin an engaging tale time and again.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The New Yorker \u003cbr\u003e\"Charged with honesty, biting irony, and humor.\" --Time Out New York \u003cbr\u003eDan Rhodes was born in 1972 and is the author of two acclaimed short story collections. Timoleon Vieta Come Home is his first novel. Rhodes lives in Kent, England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.51 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519368687923,"sku":"9780156029957","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VDIrenZrVmdwTS9MZEtSL290SW9ndz09.webp?v=1760496795","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/timoleon-vieta-come-home-a-sentimental-journey-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}