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Watching Over Her

Watching Over Her

Andrea, Jean-Baptiste
Wynne, Frank

Hardcover

General FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $29.00

ISBN10: 1668221969
ISBN13: 9781668221969
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Jan 6 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
From French literary talent and Prix Goncourt winner Jean-Baptiste Andrea, a sprawling fresco and star-crossed love story (The New York Times) following a dwarf and skilled sculptor as he recounts the moments in his life that inspired his mysteriously powerful masterpiece--perfect for readers of Martyr! and The Covenant of Water.

In an Italian monastery, a sculptor named Mimo lays on his deathbed. For decades, he has lived among the monks who watch over his masterpiece, an arresting statue that haunts all who see it.

During his final hours, he reveals his life story: his impoverished childhood, brutal apprenticeship, and, most important, his meeting with Viola Orsini, the only daughter of a powerful and dangerous aristocratic family. Mimo and Viola are instantly drawn to one another, viewing themselves as outsiders--Mimo, for his dwarfism, Viola for her ability to remember everything she has ever read or experienced. Together, they traverse the unrest of the 20th century, from the rise of fascism to the violence of the world wars. While Mimo becomes a celebrated artist, Viola chases her own dreams of becoming an emancipated woman. Over the decades, they will lose and find each other time and again, but never will they give up on the love they share.

Immersive and full of heart, Mimo's adventures are ribald and hilarious, challenging conventions of his day. Jean-Baptiste Andrea's Prix Goncourt-winning novel has captivated audiences around the globe and is available to readers in English for the first time thanks to Frank Wynne's wonderfully vivid translation.

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