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Meet the Roncalli and Angelini families, a vibrant cast of colorful characters who navigate tricky family dynamics with hilarity and brio, from magical Manhattan to the picturesque hills of bella Italia. Very Valentine is the first novel in a trilogy and is sure to be the new favorite of Trigiani's millions of fans around the world.In this luscious, contemporary family saga, the Angelini Shoe Company, makers of exquisite wedding shoes since 1903, is one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village. The company is on the verge of financial collapse. It falls to thirty-three-year-old Valentine Roncalli, the talented and determined apprentice to her grandmother, the master artisan Teodora Angelini, to bring the family's old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century and save the company from ruin.While juggling a budding romance with dashing chef Roman Falconi, her duty to her family, and a design challenge presented by a prestigious department store, Valentine returns to Italy with her grandmother to learn new techniques and seek one-of-a-kind materials for building a pair of glorious shoes to beat their rivals. There, in Tuscany, Naples, and on the Isle of Capri, a family secret is revealed as Valentine discovers her artistic voice and much more, turning her life and the family business upside down in ways she never expected. Very Valentine is a sumptuous treat, a journey of dreams fulfilled, a celebration of love and loss filled with Trigiani's trademark heart and humor.

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.

"Looking for Real Life...">The first stop on Claire's journey is her father's small hometown of Valentine, Oklahoma, where she finds the shabby yet captivating Goodnight Motel. Plans for a one night's stay are thwarted by unexpected circumstances, as well as the town's quirky citizens, who weave her into their lives: there is Vella Blaine, a woman caught between age and vitality, and town patriarch Winston, whose elderly heart still beats with passions, and Sherrilyn, the teen in desperate need, and Larkin, the handsome widower whose eyes turn to Claire. Just when Claire thinks she has found what she was looking for, the ex-husband shows up-and he's determined to win her back. Now she has to choose. Is her real life the one she thought she'd lost forever, or is it the new one she has found in Valentine? Discover the town and stories that have captured readers' hearts everywhere-Valentine, a place where neighbors are family, family is life, life is to love...and miracles are indeed possible. "A wonderful cast and perfect setting." -Booklist