Villa Coco

Villa Coco is a literary fiction novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer. Set in the sun-drenched hills of Tuscany, this story follows a broke and directionless young man who takes a job as an assistant to Lisabetta, a wealthy and strong-willed aristocrat known as Coco. While he is trained as an archivist, his duties at the crumbling mansion involve eccentric tasks, from entertaining bohemian guests to helping Coco execute a final plan to reunite with a lost love.

This LGBTQ+ coming-of-age tale explores themes of friendship, age, and the fulfillment of love. As the seasons shift in the Italian countryside, the secrets of the estate and its inhabitants emerge. Villa Coco is a witty and lyrical work of gay literary fiction that highlights the enduring power of human connection and the joy found within life's chaos.