Beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani returns with the most epic and ambitious novel of her career—a breathtaking multigenerational love story that spans two continents, two World Wars, and the quest of two star-crossed lovers to find each other again. The Shoemaker’s Wife is replete with the all the page-turning adventure, sumptuous detail, and heart-stopping romance that … heart-stopping romance that has made Adriana Trigiani, “one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction” (USA Today). Fans of Trigiani’s sweeping family dramas like Big Stone Gap and Lucia, Lucia will love her latest masterpiece, a book Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, calls “totally new and completely wonderful: a rich, sweeping epic which tells the story of the women and men who built America dream by dream.”
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Excellent story of a love that went through many decades. Great book to get lost in.
Loved it. Great story. A story of immigration and the American dream. Of shoemakers. Of an unlikely love story that will make you smile and make you cry.
Just a great read from a great author.
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Beautiful descriptions of Italian life of ordinary working people and life of rich and famous.
This book held many pros and cons. One pro: the author did great research on early New York City and the Roman Catholic priesthood. Cons: it was a little too “rosy” for my taste (and I’m an eternal optimist!), and had too many superlatives (“wonderful,” “fantastic,” etc.) to be realistic. But…if you like historical fiction on the sunny side, …
Family Saga
A very enjoyable book. Interesting story within historical fiction. I learned a small piece of our country’s history with immigrants while reading an entertaining story.
Very comfortable story of life in the early 1900s.
This is such a memorable book. I found that I could identify with the characters and their heritage. One of my most favorite books of all time.
My grandparents came to the United States from Italy during the same time period. The characters were so real to me that I felt as if it could be my grandparents’ story.
I enjoyed the character development of the book. The background information of setting. You could picture the whole story.
The author writes in a wonderfully descriptive way – so easy to picture the characters, the surroundings, scenery, etc. Wonderful story of Italians coming to America in the early 1900’s and their story of success. I can’t wait to read more by this author.
This book gives you much to think about. It will humble and show you life in a different light. It is very unpredictable. The twists and turns are breathtaking. You can’t put it down.Every spare second will be dedicated to continuously reading.
great book keeps you wanting what happens next
Lovely story with lots of history! Enjoyed it!
love this book!!!
Very well written! It reads like a movie!
I absolutely LOVE everything Adriana has written. I cannot get enough!
A little slow to get going but good characters.