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Watching over her Cover Image Book

Watching over her

Andrea, Jean-Baptiste 1971- (author.). Wynne, Frank (translator.).

Summary: "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 twentieth 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"--

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  • ISBN: 9781668221969
  • ISBN: 1668221969
  • Physical Description: print
    356 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2026.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in France in 2023 by L'Iconoclaste, Paris as Veiller sur elle"--Title page verso.
"Previously published in Great Britain in 2025 by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Atlantic Books, Ltd."--Title page verso.
Language Note:
In English, translated from the French.

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Subject:
Sculptors Fiction
Monasteries Fiction
Man-woman relationships Fiction
Italy History 20th century Fiction
Genre:
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.

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  • 12 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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