<b>Praise for Adriana Trigiani</b><br /> <br /> ‘A gorgeous piece of escapism’ <b><i>The Times</i></b><br /> <br /> 'A comedy writer with a heart of gold' <b><i>New York Times</i></b><br /> <br /> 'Trigiani is a master of palpable and visual detail' <b><i>Washington Post</i></b><br /> <br /> 'One of my all-time favourite novels' <b>Whoopi Goldberg</b><br /> <br /> 'Utterly addictive' <i><b>Glamour</b></i><br /> <br /> 'Exquisite writing and a story enriched by the power of abiding love' <b><i>USA Today</i></b><br /> <br /> 'Full of romance, drama and snappy dialogue' <b><i>People</i></b><br /> <br /> 'Eminently readable and richly imagined' <b><i>Publisher's Weekly</i></b><br /> <br /> 'Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller' <b><i>Boston Globe</i></b><br /> <br /> 'Hilarious and romantic. I couldn't put it down' <b>Sarah Jessica Parker</b>

Ambitious, determined and passionate, Nella Castelluca dreams of achieving more than her humble roots allow - an education, and a good job. She lives on her family's farm on the outskirts of Roseto - a town of old world tradition whose annual centrepiece revolves around the Queen of the Big Time beauty pageant. When Nella meets the handsome, worldly, irresistible Renato Lanzara, she believes she has found the soulmate with whom to share her life journey, until an unexpected turn of events leaves her and her fellow townsfolk shaken and shocked.
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From the bestselling and much-loved Adriana Trigiani, comes a heart-rending story of forbidden love chronicling the life of an Italian American matriarch over the course of three generations.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780743462273
Publisert
2005-04-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Simon & Schuster
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

Forfatter

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Adriana Trigiani is the author of fifteen bestsellers, including the blockbuster epic The Shoemaker's Wife; the Big Stone Gap series; Lucia, Lucia; the Valentine series; the Viola series for young adults; and the bestselling memoir Don't Sing at the Table. She is also the award-winning filmmaker of the documentary Queens of the Big Time. Trigiani lives in Greenwich Village with her family.