Lucia, Lucia: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) - Softcover

"This heartwarming tale is full of lessons about taking risks in life and love."
--Cosmopolitan

"FAST-MOVING, FUNNY, VISUAL, AND MOVING . . . A vibrant, loving, wistful portrait of a lost time and place. Every page is engrossing and begs us to read the next."
--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"TRIGIANI'S WRITING IS AS DAZZLING AS LUCIA'S DRESSES."
--USA Today

"COMPELLING . . . A BREEZY READ."
--Entertainment Weekly

"[Trigiani] writes with commanding authenticity about Italian-American life, the landscape of Italy, and New York City. . . . Lucia, her Italian family, her ambitious girlfriends, her colorful boss, and her mysterious lover are colorful, poignant characters, representative of another time, yet as real as today. . . . Trigiani has proved she is a multi-faceted writer whose name and stories will be celebrated for years to come."
--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Adriana Trigiani's enchanting new novel will find a warm welcome from every reader who has encountered a fork in the road to love and taken the more perilous path. . . . A testament to the power of familial love and friendship . . . Perhaps [this] is Trigiani's greatest gift to her reader: the recognition that devotion, loyalty, and forgiveness will ultimately win the day."
--BookPage

"Trigiani creates a compelling story, artfully uniting a snapshot of the past with the present. This bittersweet novel should have broad appeal."
--Library Journal

"Filled to bursting with gorgeous clothes, sumptuous meals, beautiful weather, and the rhapsody of New York City."
--Kirkus Reviews

"You'll find yourself lost in an Audrey Hepburn movie that was never made."
--CNNMoney.com

"Delightful . . . Trigiani has artfully woven a wonderful, engaging story that blends the past with the present. Her characters are richly appealing, from her four overprotective brothers to her quick-witted best friend."
--Review Appeal (Franklin, TN)

"[A] heartfelt depiction of homespun characters whose emotions are always very close to the surface . . . Trigiani offers an inviting picture of Italian life as well as a finely detailed appreciation of Old World craftsmanship."
--Booklist

"[A] bustling, sparkling 1950s New York City . . . Trigiani does a wonderful job evoking Lucia's beloved, homey Greenwich Village and the couture-clad Upper East Side. Vivid, too, are the descriptions of Italian cooking and feasting, and the Sartoris' storybook hometown in the old country."
--Boston Herald

"This is your perfect summer read. Trust us. Put a good reading light on in your backyard . . . and read your little heart out, deep into the night."
--Millbrook Voice Ledger (NY)

"Poignant and feeling . . . Readers will laugh with and weep for Lucia and her lost dreams."
--Publishers Weekly

The beautiful daughter of an Italian immigrant family in 1950 Greenwich Village, Lucia Sartori pursues her dream of a career in the fashion industry, until she falls in love with a handsome stranger, who must win over her traditional family to gain her hand in marriage, but old secrets and scandal could change their lives forever. Reader's Guide included. Reprint.