Brava, Valentine : a novel / Adriana Trigiani.

Title:

ISBN:

9780061257070

9780061970665

9780061257087

9780061946097

9780307713582

Personal Author:

Trigiani, Adriana

Publication Information:

New York : HarperCollins, [2010]

Physical Description:

332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Shake down the stars -- From the bottom of my heart -- Ain'tcha ever coming back -- Just as though you were here -- Polka dots and moonbeams -- April played the fiddle -- Love lies -- Be careful, it's my heart -- The street of dreams -- Here's that rainy day -- It isn't dream anymore -- Autumn in New York -- A little learnin' is a dangerous thing -- Don't ever be afraid to go home.

Summary:

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.

Geographic Term:

Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction

Subject Term:

Roncalli, Valentine (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

Italian American families -- Fiction

Italian American women -- Fiction

Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction

Shoemakers -- Fiction

Emotions -- Fiction.

Grief -- Fiction

Genre:

Domestic fiction