Adriana Trigiani
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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It's 1949 in south Philadelphia. Diligent, hard-working, and proud, the Palazzinis have built a solid life for themselves and their three sons. Now that World War II is over, their sons, each one a decorated veteran, have returned home to the family cab company, to rejoin their world as it was before they left. But their future and fortunes are forever changed by a telegram, and the nephew who delivers it.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
"Set in the lush Big Band era of the 1940s and World War II, 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...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ave Maria must decide between old love and new adventures in this enthralling second novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series
“Heartwarming . . . Everything that really matters is here: humor, romance, wisdom, and drama.”—The Dallas Morning News
Eight years have passed since Ave Maria Mulligan married Jack Mac, moved up into the hills, and...
“Heartwarming . . . Everything that really matters is here: humor, romance, wisdom, and drama.”—The Dallas Morning News
Eight years have passed since Ave Maria Mulligan married Jack Mac, moved up into the hills, and...
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The movie business is booming in 1935 when twenty-one-year-old Loretta Young meets thirty-four-year-old Clark Gable on the set of The Call of the Wild. Though he's already married, Gable falls for the stunning and vivacious young actress instantly. Far from the glittering lights of Hollywood, Sister Alda Ducci has been forced to leave her convent and begin a new journey that leads her to Loretta. Becoming Miss Young's secretary, the innocent and...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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To unify her family, Ave Maria must harness the power of love and its abiding truth in this lyrical and heartfelt novel, the third installment of the New York Times bestselling Big Stone Gap series
“Trigiani can make you laugh in one sentence then break your heart in the next.”—Mississippi Clarion-Ledger
Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney has never been a devotee of tarot cards or...
“Trigiani can make you laugh in one sentence then break your heart in the next.”—Mississippi Clarion-Ledger
Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney has never been a devotee of tarot cards or...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • Ave Maria starts a new chapter in this wise, powerful, and humorous novel, the fourth book in the beloved Big Stone Gap series
“[Adriana Trigiani is] one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction.”—USA Today
Nestled in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the town of Big Stone Gap has been home for Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney and her...
“[Adriana Trigiani is] one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction.”—USA Today
Nestled in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the town of Big Stone Gap has been home for Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney and her...
Author
Series
Valentine trilogy volume 3
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
When a secret about her business partner and lover is revealed during her family's celebration of The Feast of the Seven Fishes, Valentine Roncalli must make life-altering choices as she fights for everything she wants while sustaining her family's business and enjoying life to the fullest.
10) Very Valentine
Author
Series
Valentine trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Valentine Roncalli struggles to save her decades-old family business, finding love and the life she wants along the way.
11) Big Stone Gap
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series, now a major motion picture written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, starring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski, Anthony LaPaglia, and Jenna Elfman
This edition features behind-the-scenes bonus material from the film—including photos, excerpts from the script, and favorite recipes...
This edition features behind-the-scenes bonus material from the film—including photos, excerpts from the script, and favorite recipes...
12) Lucia, Lucia
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
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...
“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...
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A heartfelt novel of the power of love across three generations of an Italian-American family, from the author of the Big Stone Gap series
“[An] epic of small-town life . . . A personal saga of American history and a romance woven together with warmth and good humor.”—The Oregonian
In the late 1800s, the residents of a small village in...
“[An] epic of small-town life . . . A personal saga of American history and a romance woven together with warmth and good humor.”—The Oregonian
In the late 1800s, the residents of a small village in...
14) Brava, Valentine
Author
Series
Valentine trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
A once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes shoe designer and businesswomen 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. Once unearthed, the truth rocks the Roncallis and Valentine is determined to hold her family together as she longs to create one of her own.
15) Rococo
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One small Italian American town in America gets the makeover it never expected in this “eccentric, unpredictable, entertaining” (The Boston Globe) novel from the author of the beloved Big Stone Gap series
“An artfully designed tale [with] characters so lively they bounce off the page [and] wit so subtle that even the best jokes seem effortless.”—People
Bartolomeo...
“An artfully designed tale [with] characters so lively they bounce off the page [and] wit so subtle that even the best jokes seem effortless.”—People
Bartolomeo...
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For the Trigianis, cooking has always been a family affair--and the kitchen was the bustling center of their home, where folks gathered around the table for good food, good conversation, and the occasional eruption. Example: Being thrown out of the kitchen because one's Easter bread kneading technique isn't up to par. As Adriana says: "When the Trigianis reach out and touch someone, we do it with food." Like the recipes that have been handed down
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