{"product_id":"verdigris-9781913505905","title":"Verdigris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the tail end of the 1960s, the thirteen-year-old Michelino spends\u003cbr\u003ehis summers at his grandparents' modest estate in Nasca, near Lake Maggiore, \u003cbr\u003elosing himself in the tales of horror, adventure, and mystery shelved in his\u003cbr\u003egrandfather's library. The greatest mystery he's ever encountered, however, \u003cbr\u003edoesn't come from a book--it's the groundskeeper, Felice, a sometimes\u003cbr\u003efrightening, sometimes gentle, always colorful man of uncertain age who speaks\u003cbr\u003ean enchanting dialect and whose memory gets worse with each passing day. When Michelino\u003cbr\u003evolunteers to help the old man by providing him with clever mnemonic devices to\u003cbr\u003ekeep his memory alive, the boy soon finds himself obsessed with piecing\u003cbr\u003etogether the eerie hodgepodge of Felice's biography . . . a quest that leads to\u003cbr\u003ethe uncovering of skeletons in Nazi uniforms in the attic, to Felice's\u003cbr\u003eadmission that he can hear the voices of the dead, and to a new perspective on\u003cbr\u003eFelice's endless war against the insatiable local slugs, who are by no means\u003cbr\u003emerely a horticultural threat.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd yet nothing could be more fascinating to Michelino\u003cbr\u003ethan Felice's own secret origins. Where did he come from? Is he the victim or\u003cbr\u003ethe villain of his story? Is he a noble hero, a holy fool, or perhaps the very\u003cbr\u003ething that Michelino most wants and fears: a real-life monster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Mari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e And Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913505905","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707202965641,"sku":"9781913505905","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f2a4dcf8-0cb9-4852-ad9c-9f181d85c50d.jpg?v=1719478661","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/verdigris-9781913505905","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}