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The shoemaker's wife a novel

Two star-crossed lovers--Enzo and Ciro--meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Set during the years preceding and during World War I.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Trigiani, Adriana
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins c2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Italian Americans > Fiction. Shoemakers > Fiction. Women dressmakers > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. Separation (Psychology) > Fiction. Life change events > Fiction. Immigrants > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Love stories > New York. Historical fiction > New York. Domestic fiction > New York.
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Summary:	Two star-crossed lovers--Enzo and Ciro--meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Set during the years preceding and during World War I.
Physical Description:	475 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9780061257094 0061257095
Author Notes:	Adriana Trigiani grew up in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and graduated from Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana. After graduation, she moved to New York City and founded the all-female comedy troupe The Outcasts, which performed on the cabaret circuit for seven years. She was a writer/producer on The Cosby Show and A Different World and executive producer/head writer for City Kids for Jim Henson Productions. In 1996, she wrote and directed the documentary film Queens of the Big Time, which won the Audience Award at the Hamptons Film Festival. Her debut novel, Big Stone Gap, was published in 2001. Her young adult and adult novels include Big Cherry Holler, Milk Glass Moon, Home to Big Stone Gap, The Queen of the Big Time, Rococo, Encore Valentine, Viola in Reel Life, The Supreme Macaroni Company, The Shoemaker's Wife, and All the Stars in the Heavens. She wrote the film adaptation for her novels Big Stone Gap, Very Valentine, and Lucia, Lucia. She also wrote a cookbook entitled Cooking with My Sisters and a non-fiction book entitled Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers. (Bowker Author Biography)