“A veritable crazy quilt of quirky Italian Americans... Trigiani weaves all these subplots together with wonderful ease.” –Entertainment Weekly
Adriana Trigiani is a celebrated author who has a legion of devoted fans. She wrote the Big Stone Gap series, about a small mountain town in Virginia, and the Valentine books, about a shoemaker in New York City. Now comes the book that critics and readers agree is Trigiani's best yet -- The Shoemaker's Wife, a historical epic that spans years and continents. A book about love and loss, war and redemption... which makes it a must-read for us. Adriana Trigiani is a prolific author who has written many wonderful books, but The Shoemaker's Wife is her most ambitious and...
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The majestic beauty of the Italian Alps at the turn of the twentieth century is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy. When Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished and sent to hide in America. Soon Enza's family faces disaster and she, too, is forced to go to America. Unbeknownst to one another, they both build fledgling lives in America. Ciro masters shoemaking and Enza takes a factory job until fate intervenes and reunites them. But it is too late: Ciro has volunteered to serve in World War I as Enza begins her impressive career as a seamstress at the Metropolitan Opera House. Over time, these star-crossed lovers meet and separate, until the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Inspired by Adriana Trigiani's own family history and the love of tradition, The Shoemaker's Wife defines an era with operatic scope that will live on in the imaginations of readers for years to come.
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This is such a great read, equal parts joyful and sorrowful, about a boy and a girl who grow up on the same mountainside in Italy but never meet until they're in their teens. Then they each moved to America, separately and for different reasons, living out their lives over 5–10 years with chance meetings. They finally come together and...let's just say there were a number of scenes that made me cry. This is definitely one of my favorites. —Maegan
