Beautiful Ruins – Jess Walter

An American actress arrives in a remote Italian coastal village in 1962, carrying a secret. Her brief stay sets in motion a story whose consequences reach across decades and all the way to modern-day Hollywood.

Moving between past and present, Beautiful Ruins weaves together love, ambition, lost dreams and second chances. Jess Walter brings humour and heart to a richly layered novel about the choices that shape our lives, an inviting choice for readers who enjoy intertwined stories and atmospheric settings.

If you liked One Day by David Nicholls or A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, you’ll like this.

A paperback in Good condition: moderate wear and some page yellowing, with all pages present.