Brava, Valentine: A Novel [Paperback]

“Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” —Boston Globe

Award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker Adriana Trigiani returns withBrava, Valentine, continuing the heartwarming and hilarious story of Valentine Roncalli, her family, her love life, and the Angelini Shoe Company. Following on the heels of theNew York TimesbestsellerVery Valentine(hailed by People magazine as “Sex and the City meets Moonstruck”),Brava, Valentineis another tour-de-force from the beloved author of bestselling novelsLucia, Lucia, The Queen of the Big Time,and the Big Stone Gap series.

When Valentine's grandmother begins a new life in Italy, she places Valentine and her nemesis, her brother Alfred, the Prince, as partners at the Angelini Shoe Company, makers of handcrafted wedding shoes since 1903. A once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes Valentine from the winding streets of Greenwich Village 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, in this dazzling (USA Today) follow-up toVery Valentine.

A sweet and sexy love story.Trigianis endearing heroine, Valentine, struggles to balance her life as a shoe designer with her love life. A smart chick-lit read.Valentine is one of Adriana Trigianis most winsome characters (yes, she even rivals the Big Stone Gap gang).... Brava, Valentine is laugh-out-loud funny...but its also an unexpectedly poignant examination of the power and pull of family, faith and love.Trigiani spoke to womens hearts with Big Stone Gap, and her Valentine series continues to do so. Brimming over with life, her latest will be essential reading for fans of humorous, touching family fiction. Trigianis readers will be hard-pressel³B