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Meet the Roncalli and Angelini families, a vibrant cast of colorful characters who navigate tricky family dynamics with hilarity and brio, from magical Manhattan to the picturesque hills of bella Italia. Very Valentine is the first novel in a trilogy and is sure to be the new favorite of Trigiani's millions of fans around the world.
In this luscious, contemporary family saga, the Angelini Shoe Company, makers of exquisite wedding shoes since 1903, is one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village. The company is on the verge of financial collapse. It falls to thirty-three-year-old Valentine Roncalli, the talented and determined apprentice to her grandmother, the master artisan Teodora Angelini, to bring the family's old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century and save the company from ruin.
While juggling a 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 to learn new techniques and seek one-of-a-kind materials for building a pair of glorious shoes to beat their rivals. There, in Tuscany, Naples, and on the Isle of Capri, a family secret is revealed as Valentine discovers her artistic voice and much more, turning her life and the family business upside down in ways she never expected. Very Valentine is a sumptuous treat, a journey of dreams fulfilled, a celebration of love and loss filled with Trigiani's trademark heart and humor.
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- Title Very Valentine
- Author Adriana Trigiani
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Lgr
- Pages 576
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Large Print
- Date 2009-02
- Large Print Yes
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780061668999 / 0061668990
- Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.3 in (22.35 x 14.99 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/2008, Page 1226
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