The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman: A Novel

Sánchez, Mamen

ISBN 10: 1501118854 / ISBN 13: 9781501118852

Published by Atria Books, New York, NY, 2016

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Condition: Near Fine.

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Covers are clean with light shelf wear, minor rubbing, and a small diagonal surface mark visible on the front cover. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and unmarked with no writing, highlighting, or underlining. Title page bears a ?Compliments of the Publisher? stamp. Rear cover has a nonmerch proof barcode with ISBN 9781501138423; the ISBN field references the published edition ISBN 9781501118852 for AbeBooks cataloging and discoverability. Listing photos show the exact copy included in this sale.

A translated Spanish novel following an English publisher?s son sent to Madrid to close a literary magazine, only to disappear into a comic mystery involving the women determined to save their workplace. The story moves through Madrid, Andalucía, publishing culture, romantic misunderstanding, office politics, literary intrigue, and references to Federico García Lorca, combining travel, romance, and light mystery elements in a contemporary European setting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman: A Novel
• Publisher: Atria Books, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501118854
• ISBN 13: 9781501118852
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 5.5W x 8.37H x 1.1D inches 5.5 inches width by 8.37 inches height by 1.1 inches depth
• Weight: 0.9 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
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  • General Romance
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  • Proofs & ARCs
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About this title

Synopsis

A fiendishly fun and charming novel echoing the quirky works of brilliant director Pedro Almodóvar, The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman follows an uptight Englishman who is sent to Madrid to close a literary magazine and the five fiery, close-knit Spanish women who must devise a plan in order to keep the jobs they love.

Atticus Craftsman never travels without a supply of Earl Grey, an electric kettle, and a teacup—so he makes sure he has packed all three after his father, distinguished publisher of Craftsman & Co., sends him to Madrid to shut down a failing literary magazine, Librarte. But when nobody has heard from him in three months, his father knows something must be very wrong.

Fortunately, Inspector Manchego is on the case. Manchego gets to work unraveling the mystery of the Englishman’s disappearance, but there to block him at every turn are the five fiery and close-knit Spanish women who run Librarte and who will do anything to keep their jobs. From a kidnapping to the “discovery” of the long-lost poems of Federico García Lorca, Manchego and Atticus are taken on a madcap journey through the narrow streets of Madrid and down to the bohemian heart of Andalucía.

A charming tale with linguistic mishaps, literary intrigue, a clash of cultures, and an unexpected romance, The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman is at once a humorous literary caper and a touching love story, making for an altogether clever and delightfully different read.

About the Author

International bestselling author Mamen Sánchez is the deputy editor of ¡Hola! Magazine in Spain and editor of ¡Hola! Mexico. She has published five novels; The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman is the first to be published in English. She lives in Madrid.