A Previous Life by Edmund White modern fiction determined to restore the prestige

determined to restore the prestige of his church by making Rome the must-visit destination for Europe's intellectual

hardworking dogs and a formidable chicken called Linda

There is treachery to be foiled

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A Previous Life by Edmund White modern fiction determined to restore the prestigeElegant, erudite, raunchy and fun' Andrew Sean Greer'The best book in Edmund White's long and extraordinary career' Benjamin moser'Fresh and inventive and wise' Rebecca Makkai. A daring, category confounding and ruthlessly funny novel from Edmund White, exploring polyamory and bisexuality, ageing and love. Sicilian aristocrat and musician Ruggero, and his younger American wife, Constance, agree to break their marital silence and write their