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Rent Brava, Valentine
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Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: Feb 2010
Genre: Fiction - General
Retail Price: $39.99
Synopsis
Adriana Trigiani's Very Valentine, an instant New York Times bestseller about the life of shoemaker Valentine Roncalli, was hailed by critics as 'Sex and The City meets Moonstruck.' (People)
As Brava, Valentine begins, Valentine learns that Alfred, her only brother and nemesis, has been named her partner at Angelini Shoes. Devastated, Valentine falls into the arms of Gianluca, a sexy Tuscan tanner. Despite their passion for one another, a long-distance relationship seems impossible.
As Valentine turns away from romance and devotes herself to her work, Bret Fitzpatrick, her first love and former fiance, encourages Valentine to exploit her full potential as a designer with a plan that will bring her singular creations to the world. A once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes Valentine to Buenos Aires, where she finds a long-buried secret. Once unearthed, the truth rocks the Roncallis and Valentine is determined to hold her family together. More so, she longs to create one of her own, but is torn between a past love that nurtured her, and a new one that promises to sustain her.
Brava, Valentine is Trigiani's best novel yet, delivering a hilarious and poignant mix of colorful worlds and unforgettable characters as only she can create them.
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Reviews
If you love a descriptive author who weaves her story with tradition, food and fashion, this is your kind of book. I may be rating this a little higher than normal because I am looking forward to a vacation in Tuscany this coming September I could envision the lovely countryside of Tuscany and Capri that she captures on paper with her use of familiar smells & vivid colors found in dreams. I enjoyed the story, even with the under-played relationships with the men in her life, and the over-played relationship with her Italian family.