Very Valentine (Reprint) (Paperback) by Adriana Trigiani
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> This first novel in a new trilogy from bestselling author Trigiani offers a heartwarming and hilarious story of Valentine Roncalli and the decades-old family business she struggles to save, finding love and the life she wants along the way. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <p><strong>Soon to be a Lifetime original movie</strong></p><p><strong>"<em>Sex and the City</em> meets <em>Moonstruck</em>...this first in a new trilogy from Trigiani is sly, sensual and dripping in style."<br/> -- <em>People</em> </strong></p><p></p><p>Poignant, funny, warm, and red hot, <em>Very Valentine</em> is a wonderful treat for Adriana Trigiani fans--a "delightful" (<em>Boston Globe</em>), "romance-soaked novel" (<em>Marie Claire</em>) from much adored playwright, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Shoemaker's Wife, </em><em>All the Stars in the Heavens </em>and <em>The Supreme Macaroni Company. </em>The adventures of an extraordinary and unforgettable woman as she attempts to rescue her family's struggling shoe business and find love at the same time, <em>Very</em> <em>Valentine</em> sweeps the reader from the streets of Manhattan to the picturesque hills of Italy. Here is yet another novel from the incomparable Trigiani that will steal your heart. <br/></p> <p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br> <p>The Angelini Shoe Company, one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village, has been making exquisite wedding shoes since 1903 but now teeters on the brink of financial collapse. To save their business from ruin, thirty-three-year-old Valentine Roncalli--apprentice to and granddaughter of master artisan Teodora Angelini--must bring the family's old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century. Juggling her budding romance with dashing chef Roman Falconi, her duty to her family, and a design challenge presented by a prestigious department store, Valentine returns to Italy with her grandmother in a quest to build a pair of glorious shoes to beat their rivals. And in the course of discovering her true artistic voice and so much more in <em>la bella Italia</em>, Valentine will be turning her life and the business upside down in ways she never expected.</p> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "Load up on cappuccino and biscotti before getting lost in the super froth of Adriana Trigiani's romance-soaked novel, Very Valentine"--<em>Marie Claire</em> </br></br>"[Very Valentine] will have readers who love romantic novels...swooning. Trigiani's closing is satisfying, even as it paves the way for the lovable heroine to reappear in a planned sequel."--<em>Booklist</em> </br></br>"No one ever reads just one of Trigiani's wonderfully quirky tales. Once you pick up the first, you are hooked..... Trigiani fills her pages with snappy dialogue and luscious descriptions.... Reading Very Valentine is like tucking into a plate of homemade manicotti: irresistible and delicious."--<em>BookPage</em> </br></br>"This genteel and lush tale of soles and souls has loads of charm and will leave readers eager for the sequel."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> </br></br>"Trigiani offers plenty of reasons to stick around for part two."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em> </br></br>May be [Triginai's] best work to date... Delightful, energetic... Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller."--<em>Boston Globe</em> </br></br>" Sex and the City meets Moonstruck ... this first in a new trilogy from Trigiani is sly, sensual and dripping in style."--People, Lead Review </br></br>"Adriana Trigiani listens to her readers, then gives them what they want. That's why they'll be ecstatic about her newest novel..."--Richmond Times-Dispatch </br></br>"Trigiani has certainly not lost her ability to breathe life into everything she writes."--Roanoke Times </br></br>"Well-crafted work with sometime lyrical, sometimes flat-out-funny writing."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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