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The Supreme Macaroni Company

Adriana Trigiani
The Supreme Macaroni Company Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471100338

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The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

The heartwarming novel from bestselling Richard & Judy author Adriana Trigiani 'A person who can build a pair of shoes can do just about anything.' The Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has been creating sumptuous shoes for a hundred years. And now it falls to Valentine Roncalli, heir to the family firm, to turn its esteemed past into a glorious future. Uniting both professionally and romantically with master craftsman Gianluca Vechiarelli, with his full and complex past and a secret to hide, proud, passionate Valentine is determined to make her mark. Once their wedding celebrations are over, she wakes up to the reality of juggling the demands of a business and the needs of her new family. And as she is confronted by painful choices, she must fight for everything she wants and savour all she deserves – the bitter and the sweet of life itself. Romantic and poignant, told with Adriana's trademark humour and warmth, and bursting with a cast of endearing characters, this is an unforgettable feast of delights and the most beautiful handmade shoes. ‘I don't know how Adriana goes into her family's attic and emerges with these amazing stories, I'm just happy she does’ Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of The Help ‘Feisty and poignant... Readers will root for Valentine and the lessons she learns – which apply equally to designing elegant shoes and to crafting a rewarding life’ People ‘Superb. Trigiani's ability to bring the large, warm, enveloping – if somewhat dysfunctional – family to life will keep any reader engrossed and entertained’ Publishers Weekly

Very Valentine

Adriana Trigiani
Very Valentine Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847377357

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Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

From the bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick One unforgettable woman. One heart and dream as big as New York City. Makers of custom wedding shoes since 1903, the Angelini Shoe Company is one of the last family businesses in Greenwich Village. Now on the brink of financial ruin, thirty-three year old Valentine Roncalli, the talented apprentice, and her grandmother Teodora, the master artisan, are trying to bring the family’s old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century. Juggling a romantic relationship with dashing chef Roman Falconi, her duty to her family and a design competition for a prestigious department store, Valentine accompanies her grandmother to Italy in the hope of finding inspiration. Sweeping from the streets of Manhattan to picturesque Tuscany and the Isle of Capri, she discovers her artistic voice and so much more, turning her life around in ways she never expected. ‘Charming, charismatic and addictive… an absolute treat’ Company ‘A funny, heart-warming tale of a woman looking for love, family harmony and the perfect shoe’ Heat ‘Load up on cappuccino and biscotti before getting lost in the super froth of Adriana Trigiani's romance-soaked novel, Very Valentine’ Marie Claire ‘This hymn to Italian New York is a treat’ Elle ‘Sex and the City meets Moonstruck... sly, sensual and dripping in style’ People ‘Like tucking into a plate of homemade manicotti: irresistible and delicious’ BookPage

Encore Valentine

Adriana Trigiani
Encore Valentine Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847379962

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Encore Valentine by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

From the bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick With her plans gone awry, can Valentine find a new way to make her dreams come true? Snow falls over Tuscany at the beautiful wedding of Valentine’s grandmother to her longtime love. But despite Valentine and Gianluca’s passion for one another, their own long-distance relationship seems impossible. And Valentine’s dreams are dashed as Gram announces Valentine’s brother, Alfred, as her partner at Angelini Shoes. As Valentine turns away from romance and devotes herself to her work, a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes her to Buenos Aires. Unearthing a long-buried secret hidden deep within a family scandal, Valentine is determined to hold her family together. Longing to create a family of her own, Valentine is torn between two loves: one that has nurtured her and a new one that promises to sustain her. ‘Rattles along at an astonishing pace, throwing up hidden mistresses, family secrets and the possibility of tantalising romance’ Irish Independent ‘Valentine is one of Adriana Trigiani’s most winsome characters (yes, she even rivals the Big Stone Gap gang)... an unexpectedly poignant examination of the power and pull of family, faith and love’ BookPage ‘Trigiani spoke to women’s hearts with Big Stone Gap, and her Valentine series continues to do so… essential reading for fans of humorous, touching family fiction’ Library Journal ‘[A] charming valentine to love, forgiveness and family’ Publishers Weekly

Viola in Reel Life

Adriana Trigiani
Viola in Reel Life Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781847389275

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Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

Viola doesn't want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at Prefect Academy, an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana, far faraway from her home in Brooklyn, New York. Now Viola is stuck for a whole year in what seems to be the sherbet-coloured-sweater capital of the world. Ick. There's no way Viola's going to survive the year - especially since she has to replace her BFFAA (best friend forever and always) Andrew with three new roommates who, disturbingly, actually seem to likebeing at Prefect. She resorts to viewing the world (and hiding) behind the lens of her video camera. But boarding school, her roommates and even Indiana, are nothing like Viola thought they would be, and she soon realises that she may be in for the most incredible year of her life. But first she has to put the camera down and let the world in.

Adriana Trigiani's Valentine Collection

Adriana Trigiani
Adriana Trigiani s Valentine Collection Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062372666

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Adriana Trigiani's Valentine Collection by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

From New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani comes her beloved Valentine trilogy, now available in one volume for the first time. This eBook collection includes Very Valentine, Brava, Valentine, and The Supreme Macaroni Company. VERY VALENTINE Hailed by People magazine as “Sex and the City meets Moonstruck”, Very Valentine is the heartwarming and hilarious story of Valentine Roncalli and the decades-old family shoe business she struggles to save, while trying finding love along the way. This poignant, funny, and red hot novel sweeps the reader from the streets of Manhattan to the picturesque hills of Italy and will surely steal your heart. BRAVA, VALENTINE In this “dazzling” (USA Today) follow-up to Very Valentine, a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes Valentine Roncalli from Greenwich Village in New York City to the sun-kissed cobblestones of Buenos Aires, where she unearths a long-buried family secret and finds herself torn between a past love that nurtured her and a new one that promises to sustain her. THE SUPREME MACARONI COMPANY For over a hundred years, the Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has relied on the leather produced by Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. In this “delicious” (People magazine) third installment of the Valentine trilogy, this ancient business partnership provides the twist of fate for Valentine Roncalli, schoolteacher turned shoemaker, as she falls in love with Gianluca Vechiarelli, a tanner with a complex past and a secret. But after the wedding is over, Valentine wakes up to the reality of juggling the demands of a business and the needs of her new family. Recalling the wise words that inspired her in the early days of her beloved shoe company, "A person who can build a pair of shoes can do just about anything," the proud, passionate Valentine will fight for everything she wants—the bitter and the sweet of life itself.

The Supreme Macaroni Company LP

Adriana Trigiani
The Supreme Macaroni Company LP Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : HarperLuxe
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 006229878X

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The Supreme Macaroni Company LP by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

For over a hundred years, the Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has relied on the leather produced by Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. This historic business partnership provides the twist of fate for Valentine Roncalli, the school-teacher turned shoemaker, to fall in love with Gianluca Vechiarelli, a tanner with a complex past . . . and a secret. A piece of surprising news is revealed on a fateful Christmas Eve when Valentine and Gianluca join her extended family. Now faced with life altering choices, Valentine remembers the wise words that inspired her in the early days of her beloved Angelini Shoe Company: "A person who can build a pair of shoes can do just about anything." The proud, passionate Valentine is going to fight for everything she wants and savor all she deserves—the bitter and the sweetness of life itself.

Brava, Valentine

Adriana Trigiani
Brava Valentine Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061257070

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Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

A once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes Valentine Roncalli from the winding streets of Greenwich Village to the sun-kissed cobblestones of Buenos Aires, where she finds a long-buried secret hidden deep within a family scandal.

The Shoemaker's Wife

Adriana Trigiani
The Shoemaker s Wife Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781849834247

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The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

The lives of two young Italian lovers, Enza Ravanelli, a practical girl born into poverty and Ciro Amadei, a dreamer raised in a convent orphanage, are woven together in this lush, epic novel set against the landscape of world events in the first half of the 20thcentury. The Shoemaker's Wifespans two world wars, immigration, the birth of American manufacturing, the rigors of assimilation and the perils of the Great Depression. Like the times they were born into, Enza and Ciro's story is filled with surprising twists and turns. Together, they embrace the promise of a new and better life as they attempt to survive by the labour of their own hands. But when Ciro is diagnosed with a deadly cancer from the bombs he endured in World War I, he returns home alone to Italy to say goodbye, and solve a final mystery about his family.

Viola in the Spotlight

Adriana Trigiani
Viola in the Spotlight Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780857070210

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Viola in the Spotlight by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

Viola Chesterton is back home in her native New York after a year in the Middle-of-Nowhere at boarding school. All Viola wants to do is spend the summer doing with her best friends, Andrew and Caitlin. But she should know by now that things don't always go according to plan and, with Andrew being shipped off to summer camp by his parents and Caitlin swept up in her first real romance, Viola finds herself feeling lonely in her home town for the first time. Once again Viola turns to her love of film and theatre for solace as she helps out backstage at the Broadway show. And when she persuades her roommates from the Prefect Academy to come to New York for the opening night, things finally start to look up for Viola. Seeing her friends again makes Viola realise just how much she's missed them over the summer, and when they leave again to head back to school Viola makes a decision that shocks everyone - including herself - she wants to go back to Prefect too...

Tony's Wife

Adriana Trigiani
Tony s Wife Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062319272

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Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

New York Times Bestseller • People’s Book of the Week “A heartfelt tale of love too stubborn to surrender to human frailties." — Kirkus Reviews Set in the lush Big Band era of the 1940s, this spellbinding saga from beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani tells the story of two talented working class kids who marry and become a successful singing act, until time, temptation, and the responsibilities of home and family derail their dreams. Shortly before World War II, Chi Chi Donatelli and Saverio Armandonada meet one summer on the Jersey shore and fall in love. Both are talented, and dream of becoming singers for the legendary orchestras of the time: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman. They’re soon married, and it isn’t long before Chiara and Tony find that their careers are on the way up as they navigate the glamorous worlds of night clubs, radio, and television. All goes well until it becomes clear that they must make a choice: Which of them will put their ambitions aside to raise a family and which will pursue a career? And how will they cope with the impact that decision has on their lives and their marriage? From the Jersey shore to Las Vegas to Hollywood, and the dance halls in between, this story is vivid with historical color and steeped in the popular music that serves as its score. Tony’s Wife is a magnificent epic of life in a traditional Italian family undergoing seismic change in a fast paced, modern world. Filled with vivid, funny, and unforgettable characters, this richly human story showcases Adriana Trigiani’s gifts as a storyteller and her deep understanding of family, love, and the pursuit of a dream.

The Tenth Muse

Judith Jones
The Tenth Muse Book PDF

Author : Judith Jones
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307498250

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From the legendary editor who helped shape modern cookbook publishing-one of the food world's most admired figures-comes this evocative and inspiring memoir. Living in Paris after World War II, Jones broke free of bland American food and reveled in everyday French culinary delights. On returning to the States she published Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The rest is publishing and gastronomic history. A new world now opened up to Jones as she discovered, with her husband Evan, the delights of American food, publishing some of the premier culinary luminaries of the twentieth century: from Julia Child, James Beard, and M.F.K. Fisher to Claudia Roden, Edna Lewis, and Lidia Bastianich. Here also are fifty of Jones's favorite recipes collected over a lifetime of cooking-each with its own story and special tips. The Tenth Muse is an absolutely charming memoir by a woman who was present at the creation of the American food revolution and played a pivotal role in shaping it.

Theme Music

T. Marie Vandelly
Theme Music Book PDF

Author : T. Marie Vandelly
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524744717

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Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly Pdf

“If you've been looking for your newest horror obsession after The Haunting of Hill House, read this one next.”—BuzzFeed She didn't run from her dark past. She moved in. For the lucky among us, life is what you make of it; but for Dixie Wheeler, the theme music for her story was chosen by another long ago, on the day her father butchered her mother and brothers and then slashed a knife across his own throat. Only one-year-old Dixie was spared, becoming infamously known as Baby Blue for the song left playing in the aftermath of the slaughter. Twenty-five years later, Dixie is still desperate for a connection to the family she can’t remember. So when her childhood home goes up for sale, Dixie sets aside all reason and moves in. But as the ghosts of her family seemingly begin to take up residence in the house that was once theirs, Dixie starts to question her sanity and wonders if the evil force menacing her is that of her father or a demon of her own making. In order to make sense of her present, Dixie becomes determined to unravel the truth of her past and seeks out the detective who originally investigated the murders. But the more she learns, the more she opens up the uncomfortable possibility that the sins of her father may belong to another. As bodies begin to pile up around her, Dixie must find a way to expose the lunacy behind her family’s massacre to save her few loved ones who are still alive—and whatever scrap of sanity she has left.

One Day in December

Josie Silver
One Day in December Book PDF

Author : Josie Silver
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593160329

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me.”—Reese Witherspoon (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) “The perfect book to get lost in . . . Josie Silver’s characters sneak their way into your heart and stay.”—Jill Santopolo, author of The Light We Lost Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they "reunite" at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It's Jack, the man from the bus. It would be. What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness.

The Printed Letter Bookshop

Katherine Reay
The Printed Letter Bookshop Book PDF

Author : Katherine Reay
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780785222019

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The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay Pdf

Books. Love. Friendship. Second chances. All can be found at the Printed Letter Bookshop in the small, charming town of Winsome. One of Madeline Cullen’s happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter Bookshop. But by the time Madeline inherits the shop nearly twenty years later, family troubles and her own bitter losses have hardened Madeline’s heart toward her once-treasured aunt—and the now struggling bookshop left in her care. While Madeline intends to sell the shop as quickly as possible, the Printed Letter’s two employees have other ideas. Reeling from a recent divorce, Janet finds sanctuary within the books and the decadent window displays she creates. Claire, though quieter than her outspoken colleague, feels equally drawn to the daily rhythms of the shop and has found a renewed sense of purpose within its walls. When Madeline’s professional life falls apart, and a handsome gardener upends her life, she questions her plans and her future. Has she been too quick to dismiss her aunt’s beloved shop? And even if she has, the women’s best efforts to save it may be too little, too late. Sweet contemporary romance for book lovers Stand-alone novel Book length: 98,000 words Includes discussion questions and a recommended reading list from the author

Lucia, Lucia

Adriana Trigiani
Lucia Lucia Book PDF

Author : Adriana Trigiani
Publisher : Random House
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781588362872

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Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This heartwarming tale is full of lessons about taking risks in life and love.”—Cosmopolitan “Funny, visual, and moving . . . A vibrant, loving, wistful portrait of a lost time and place.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch It is 1950 in glittering, vibrant New York City, and Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is rife with opportunities for talented girls with ambition, and Lucia becomes an apprentice to an up-and-coming designer at chic B. Altman department store on Fifth Avenue. Engaged to her childhood sweetheart, the steadfast Dante DeMartino, Lucia is torn when she meets a handsome stranger who promises a life of uptown luxury that career girls like her only read about in the society pages. Forced to choose between duty to her family and her own dreams, Lucia finds herself in the midst of a sizzling scandal in which secrets are revealed, her beloved career is jeopardized, and the Sartoris’ honor is tested.