The Baron in the Trees

It is a great fiction about the idiosyncracies of an aristocrat and the vagaries of a woman's love.

Great book, great quality

The font chosen for the chapter headings is confusing and we couldn't tell if it was Chapter Eleven (11) or Part Two (II), which was actually important. Good translation and great novel.

Love the book in Italian and wanted it also in English. Great edition and quick shipping!

This is my first entry in to Italo Calvino's work (next up is "If on a Winter's Night a Traveller") and I am keen to experience more. The story itself throws you back in to childhood and the thrill of tree climbing but, then takes you on a voyage that is about life and therefore takes you in to places, both comfortable and uncomfortable, of your own existence. Without getting too deep about it all, it is simply a good read, there is a tinge of sadness about the impossibility of life and perhaps, the way we over complicate our own lives (like this review!). However, it is not a "sad" book but, a celebration of the simplicity and passion of good storytelling. Enough said, I sound like a pompous git ... read it and enjoy it for all all the possibilities it brings.

Like a long fairytale. Right up my street!