Very Valentine - Softcover

Trigiani, Adriana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061257060 ISBN 13: 9780061257063

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2010

Synopsis

Soon to be a Lifetime original movie

"Sex and the City meets Moonstruck...this first in a new trilogy from Trigiani is sly, sensual and dripping in style."
-- People

Poignant, funny, warm, and red hot, Very Valentine is a wonderful treat for Adriana Trigiani fans--a "delightful" (Boston Globe), "romance-soaked novel" (Marie Claire) from much adored playwright, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, and New York Times bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife, All the Stars in the Heavens and The Supreme Macaroni Company. 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, Very Valentine 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.

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Product Description:

Pub Date: 2010-01-05 Pages: 401 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US 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 Trigianis 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 familys old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century and save the comp...

Review:

" Sex and the City meets Moonstruck ... this first in a new trilogy from Trigiani is sly, sensual and dripping in style."--People, Lead Review

"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."--BookPage

"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

"Trigiani offers plenty of reasons to stick around for part two."--Kirkus Reviews

"This genteel and lush tale of soles and souls has loads of charm and will leave readers eager for the sequel."--Publishers Weekly

"Well-crafted work with sometime lyrical, sometimes flat-out-funny writing."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"[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."--Booklist

"Load up on cappuccino and biscotti before getting lost in the super froth of Adriana Trigiani's romance-soaked novel, Very Valentine"--Marie Claire

"Trigiani has certainly not lost her ability to breathe life into everything she writes."--Roanoke Times

May be [Triginai's] best work to date... Delightful, energetic... Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller."--Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061257060
• ISBN 13: 9780061257063
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416