Arrivederci
$29.75
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2027
Summary
After losing the great love of her life, it’s time for Iris to love what’s left of life itself … A charming book about life, death and the precious moments in between.
Following the death of her husband, 94-year-old matriarch Iris Scholl makes a radical decision. Blessed with both sound body and mind, she is avowedly against the idea of shuffling off quietly, especially stuck in a nursing home. Instead, she announces to her family that she will be seeing out her days …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761637193 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761637193 |
| Author: | Jonathan Seidler |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Imprint: | Scribner Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
With its stunning backdrops, beautiful prose and truly unforgettable main character, Arrivederci spins gold from some of life’s most difficult, painful questions and offers a delightfully different take on old age. Joyful and deeply moving in equal measure, this is an absolute gem of a book – do not miss. – Anna Downes
In the company of the inconveniently dead love of her life, and in defiance of wise family voices saying no, Iris allows herself a wildly unexpected fourth act, a quixotic elopement to Capri, and an escape from the inevitable passage to the nursing home.
Beautifully realised, tender, audacious, funny and profound.
– Richard Roxburgh
Jonathan Seidler
Jonathan Seidler is an author, journalist and creative director. His memoir, It’s A Shame About Ray, was adapted for an immersive live performance for Sydney Writers’ Festival. Jonathan’s first novel, All The Beautiful Things You Love, was a Readings, Dymocks and Apple Books pick of the month. Jonathan’s writing is published frequently in The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian. He has edited and published an anthology of nature writing for Unyoked and was a weekly columnist for Esquire.
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