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Title	:	The Shoemaker's Wife
Author	:	Adriana Trigiani
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 475 pages
Published	:	April 3rd 2012 by Harper
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Cultural. Italy

The Shoemaker's Wife

Adriana Trigiani

Hardcover | Pages: 475 pages

Rating: 3.99 | 73841 Users | 8202 Reviews

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The majestic and haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in villages just a few miles apart. At the turn of the last century, when Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished from his village and sent to hide in America as an apprentice to a shoemaker in Little Italy. Without explanation, he leaves a bereft Enza behind. Soon, Enza's family faces disaster and she, too, is forced to go to America with her father to secure their future. Unbeknownst to one another, they both build fledgling lives in America, Ciro masters shoemaking and Enza takes a factory job in Hoboken until fate intervenes and reunites them. But it is too late: Ciro has volunteered to serve in World War I and Enza, determined to forge a life without him, begins her impressive career as a seamstress at the Metropolitan Opera House that will sweep her into the glamorous salons of Manhattan and into the life of the international singing sensation, Enrico Caruso. From the stately mansions of Carnegie Hill, to the cobblestone streets of Little Italy, over the perilous cliffs of northern Italy, to the white-capped lakes of northern Minnesota, these star-crossed lovers meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Lush and evocative, told in tantalizing detail and enriched with lovable, unforgettable characters, The Shoemaker's Wife is a portrait of the times, the places and the people who defined the immigrant experience, claiming their portion of the American dream with ambition and resolve, cutting it to fit their needs like the finest Italian silk. This riveting historical epic of love and family, war and loss, risk and destiny is the novel Adriana Trigiani was born to write, one inspired by her own family history and the love of tradition that has propelled her body of bestselling novels to international acclaim. Like Lucia, Lucia, The Shoemaker's Wife defines an era with clarity and splendor, with operatic scope and a vivid cast of characters who will live on in the imaginations of readers for years to come.

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Original Title:	The Shoemaker's Wife
ISBN:	0061257095 (ISBN13: 9780061257094)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Ciro Lazzari, Enza Ravanelli, Laura Heely
Setting:	Schilpario(Italy) New York City, New York(United States) Hoboken, New Jersey(United States) …more Hibbing, Minnesota(United States) Chisholm, Minnesota(Canada) …less
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2012)

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Tap your heels three times and repeat I believe in coincidence. What, you say you dont believe coincidence exists? Well, you wont like this story, then, because every other chapter gives you a new implausible coincidence to ponder. Sadly, even those parts of the book that do not depend on coincidence are implausible. Ms. Trigiani writes some nice descriptions of the Alps and the Metropolitan Opera. In fact, her settings are far more real than her characters. This book reminded me of those

The first part of this story was very good, but it lost steam about halfway through. At first, I enjoyed Trigiani's many descriptions of food, architecture, and scenery. They invoked in me an overwhelming desire to travel to the Italian Alps and eat custard baked by nuns. After a while though, Trigiani's writing style began to get on my nerves. She had the annoying habit of wrapping up significant events from an omniscient future point of view, as though her readers are sitting beside her

Sadly I did not really like this book much. It began well with some nice descriptions of the Italian countryside and the chapters about the brother's life with the nuns were promising. However it then became a long sequence of silly coincidences and overly dramatic relationships and I found myself wishing it to be over. Possibly the worst part was the final section where we suddenly raced through a whole generation being born, growing up and getting married in the space of a few pages. Why?

As far as the story goes, I enjoyed it enough to give it 5 stars. HOWEVER, there are a number of glaring historical errors AND worst of all, she read the second half herself. If there is one thing that Adriana Trigiani should not do, it is to read her own books. Honestly. Other than that it was an enjoyable book that told of life, love and loss. There were lots of teary moments, and the story was easy to listen to... if one can get over AT's voice. AT is a great storyteller and writer. She

The first thing you notice about Adriana Trigiani's newest novel, The Shoemaker's Wife, is the stunning cover. A gorgeous woman in a tangerine colored gown strikes a dramatic pose against a wallpapered print that evokes the beauty of an Italian village. The first time I saw it, it literally took my breath away.I have read many of Trigiani's books, starting with the Big Stone Gap series, through the Valentine series, stand alone books like Rococco, and her non-fiction book about her grandmothers

Every once in awhile you have to take a break from the Holocaust books, the slavery sagas and the dysfunctional families... and this, my friends, is the beach read you are looking for. The old Italian-immigrant-comes-to-America-makes-good-intergenerational-story that your preteen daughter could read and write home from camp about! There are no surprises but it makes you happy and you go to sleep at night with no sad sighs or regrets about what this world is coming to. Trigiani is a prolific

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