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From the big stone gap series to lucia, lucia, each is a sumptuous treat as trigiani tells hilarious and romantic stories that we want to return to again and a. At the turn of the last century, when ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished from his village and sent to hide in america as an apprentice to a shoemaker in little italy. The italian alps at the turn of the twentieth century is the setting for the first meeting of enza and ciro, who meet as teenagers despite growing up just a few miles. Two starcrossed loversenzo and ciromeet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Kathryn stockett, bestselling author of the help about the author. First published in 2012 on the third of april, this was to be another highly successful and extremely accessible read from the author adriana trigiani. Apr 03, 2012 the shoemaker s wife by adriana trigiani the majestic and haunting beauty of the italian alps is the setting of the first meeting of enza, a practical beauty, and ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in villages just a few miles apart. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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