{"product_id":"brava-valentine-a-novel-isbn-9780061257070","title":"Brava, Valentine: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Bestseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” — \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker Adriana Trigiani returns with \u003cem\u003eBrava, Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e, continuing the heartwarming and hilarious story of Valentine Roncalli, her family, her love life, and the Angelini Shoe Company. Following on the heels of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eVery Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e (hailed by People magazine as “Sex and the City meets Moonstruck”), \u003cem\u003eBrava, Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e is another tour-de-force from the beloved author of bestselling novels \u003cem\u003eLucia, Lucia, The Queen of the Big Time,\u003c\/em\u003e and the Big Stone Gap series.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAdriana Trigiani's bestselling novels are beloved by millions of readers around the world.  From the Big Stone Gap series to \u003cem\u003eLucia, Lucia\u003c\/em\u003e, each is a sumptuous treat as Trigiani tells hilarious and romantic stories that we want to return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e, an instant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, introduced the contemporary family saga of the Roncalli and Angelini families, artisans of handcrafted wedding shoes in Greenwich Village since 1903.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs \u003cem\u003eBrava, Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e begins, snow falls like glitter over Tuscany at the wedding of her grandmother, Teodora, and longtime love, Dominic. Valentine's dreams are dashed when Gram announces that Alfred, \"the prince,\" Valentine's only brother and nemesis, has been named her partner at Angelini Shoes.  Devastated, Valentine falls into the arms of  Gianluca, a sexy Tuscan tanner who made his romantic intentions known on the Isle of Capri. Despite their passion for one another and Gianluca's heartfelt letters, a long-distance relationship seems impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Valentine turns away from romance and devotes herself to her work, mentor and pattern cutter June Lawton guides her through her power struggle with Alfred, while best friend and confidante Gabriel Biondi moves into 166 Perry Street, transforming her home and point of view. Savvy financier Bret Fitzpatrick, Valentine's first love and former fiancée who still carries a torch for her, encourages Valentine to exploit her full potential as a designer and a business woman with a plan that will bring her singular creations to the world.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 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.  More so, she longs to create one of her own, but is torn between a past love that nurtured her, and a new one that promises to sustain her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrava, Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e, Trigiani's best novel yet, delivers a hilarious and poignant mix of colorful worlds and unforgettable characters as only she can create them.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Well crafted work with sometime lyrical, sometimes flat-out-funny writing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Trigiani has certainly not lost her ability to breathe life into everything she writes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoanoke Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Adriana Trigiani listens to her readers, then gives them what they want. That’s why they’ll be ecstatic about her newest novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sweet and sexy love story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Trigiani’s endearing heroine, Valentine, struggles to balance her life as a shoe designer with her love life. A smart chick-lit read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople (Style Watch Edition)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Valentine is one of Adriana Trigiani’s most winsome characters (yes, she even rivals the Big Stone Gap gang).... Brava, Valentine is laugh-out-loud funny...but it’s also an unexpectedly poignant examination of the power and  pull of family, faith and love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Load up on cappucino and biscotti before getting lost in the super froth of Adriana Trigiani’s romance-soaked novel, Very Valentine.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Trigiani spoke to women’s 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. Trigiani’s readers will be hard-pressed to wait a year for the final installment, Ciao, Valentine.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] charming valentine to love, forgiveness, and family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890594377957,"sku":"NP9780061257070","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061257070.jpg?v=1730233653","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/brava-valentine-a-novel-isbn-9780061257070","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}