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Adriana Trigiani


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FICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"A long list of life events, without the emotional depth to draw readers in. "
Despite its girth, Trigiani's latest saga of Italian life lies flat on the page. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2010

"A likable heroine doesn't compensate for a lackluster narrative. "
Lukewarm follow-up to Very Valentine (2009). Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2009

"Here's hoping, though, that successors in the series treat its audience with a bit more respect. (Fiction. YA)"
Popular adult author Trigiani's (Very Valentine, 2009, etc.) first young adult novel is a quick read. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 3, 2009

"Things may not work out perfectly for Valentine in this first installment, but Trigiani (Home to Big Stone Gap, 2006, etc.) offers plenty of reasons to stick around for part two."
Food, shoes and romance feature prominently in this zesty novel of an Italian-American family, the first in a planned trilogy following the life of Valentine Roncalli. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 7, 2006

"Cloyingly sweet tale about life and loss in a small country town."
Trigiani revisits the sleepy Virginia hamlet of Big Stone Gap. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: June 28, 2005

"Reams of furnishings detail and messy family histrionics."
Kitschy, quaintly amusing Italian-American saga from Trigiani (Lucia, Lucia, 2003, etc.). Read full book review >