Trigiani's sequel to Very Valentine is a sweet second act for shoemaker and designer Valentine Roncalli. Val takes over the New York family-run shoe business with feet-of-clay older brother, Alfred; falls for the dashing, older Gianluca in Italy; and takes a business risk in South America, where she unearths a dusty chapter of family history. There are plenty of picturesque globe-trotting adventures in Tuscany, Manhattan, and Buenos Aires, and, for artistic and independent Val, a grown-up commitment evolves. There is no art without love. Only love can open someone up to the possibilities of living and creating art, Val ...
Valentine, la segunda de las tres hermanas de una familia de origen italiano afincada en Nueva York, nunca ha sido considerada ni la m?s guapa, ni tampoco la m?s lista. Ella es, simplemente, lagraciosa. A sus treinta y tres a?os todos la presionan para que se case y funde una familia tradicional, pero Valentine se siente realizada con su vida, en la que la pasi?n que comparte con su fascinante abuela por la confecci?n de zapatos de novia ocupa el primer lugar.
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 ...
