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ISBN: 9780141984506
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2017
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 128
Description:
'Happiness sounded shameless in my mouth, like when someone shows off about knowing a celebrity and just uses their first name . . . '
A young orphan boy grows up in Naples, playing football, roaming the city's streets and hidden places. The older boys call him 'monkey' because he can climb anywhere. He is alone, apart from Don Gaetano, the apartment caretaker, who feeds him, teaches him to play scopa, and tells him stories about women, history and the dark secrets of Naples' past. Then one day the boy sees a young girl standing at a window. It is an encounter that will haunt his life for years and, eventually, shape his destiny.
Lyrical and exuberant, told with the simplicity of a fairy tale and the intensity of a memory, The Day Before Happiness is the story of friendship, a city and what makes us who we are.
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ISBN: 9780141984506
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2017
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 128
Description:
'Happiness sounded shameless in my mouth, like when someone shows off about knowing a celebrity and just uses their first name . . . '
A young orphan boy grows up in Naples, playing football, roaming the city's streets and hidden places. The older boys call him 'monkey' because he can climb anywhere. He is alone, apart from Don Gaetano, the apartment caretaker, who feeds him, teaches him to play scopa, and tells him stories about women, history and the dark secrets of Naples' past. Then one day the boy sees a young girl standing at a window. It is an encounter that will haunt his life for years and, eventually, shape his destiny.
Lyrical and exuberant, told with the simplicity of a fairy tale and the intensity of a memory, The Day Before Happiness is the story of friendship, a city and what makes us who we are.
This product has FREE shipping however combined shipping for other products is not available with this item. Please allow up to 10 days for shipping.
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