Very Valentine
A Novel
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New York Times Bestseller
Reading List Selection by American Library Association
Lifetime original movie, starring Jacqueline Bissett and Kelen Coleman
"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.
About this Author
Adriana Trigiani is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker. The author of the bestselling Big Stone Gap series, Very Valentine; Brava, Valentine; Lucia, Lucia; The Queen of the Big Time; andRococo, she has also written the best-selling memoir Don't Sing at the Table as well as the young adult novels Viola in Reel Life and Viola in the Spotlight. Her books have been published in 36 countries around the world.She has written and will direct the big screen version of her first novel, Big Stone Gap. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
Reviews
" Sex and the City meets Moonstruck ... this first in a new trilogy from Trigiani is sly, sensual and dripping in style." -- People, Lead Review
May be [Triginai's] best work to date... Delightful, energetic... Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller." -- Boston Globe
"Well-crafted work with sometime lyrical, sometimes flat-out-funny writing." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Trigiani has certainly not lost her ability to breathe life into everything she writes." -- Roanoke Times
"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
"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
"Load up on cappuccino and biscotti before getting lost in the super froth of Adriana Trigiani's romance-soaked novel, Very Valentine" -- Marie Claire
"[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
"This genteel and lush tale of soles and souls has loads of charm and will leave readers eager for the sequel." -- Publishers Weekly
"Trigiani offers plenty of reasons to stick around for part two." -- Kirkus Reviews
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