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Andrew Greer’s new book, Villa Coco , follows a young man from the American suburbs who moves to Italy and becomes assistant to a wealthy widow named Coco — but his duties are nowhere near ordinary

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the book’s cover

The novel, available for preorder now, will hit shelves on June 9, 2026

Andrew Sean Greer is back with a "bawdy Mediterranean ballad."

Set in the Italian countryside, Greer’s upcoming novel Villa Coco chronicles a young man who takes a job as the assistant to a wealthy Baroness named Liabetta — better known as Coco to her friends.

While he begins cataloguing the wealthy widow’s eclectic collection of art, his duties quickly shift to encompass various unexpected tasks — including attending a funeral with the goal of making of

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