Italian Family Fiction

It is 1950 in glittering, vibrant New York City. Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is ripe with opportunities for talented girls with ambition, and Lucia becomes an apprentice to an...

To unify her family, Ave Maria must harness the power of love and its abiding truth in this lyrical and heartfelt novel, the third installment of the New York Times bestselling Big Stone Gap series “Trigiani can make you laugh in one sentence then break your heart in the next.”—Mississippi...

THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIME Thirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo’s great American tale, The Godfather, was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in The Godfather Returns, acclaimed novelist Mark Winegardner continues the story–the years not...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ave Maria must decide between old love and new adventures in this enthralling second novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series “Heartwarming . . . Everything that really matters is here: humor, romance, wisdom, and drama.”—The Dallas Morning News Eight...

The bestselling author of Stones From the River delivers her most ambitious and dramatic novel yet -- the unforgettable story of an endearing, but flawed, Italian American family. In December 1953 Anthony Amedeo's world is nested in his Bronx neighborhood, his parent's Studebaker, the Paradise...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series, now a major motion picture written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, starring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski, Anthony LaPaglia, and Jenna Elfman ...

Un racconto che dura quattro decenni e ha come centro geografico, politico e sentimentale l'isola del Giglio. Un luogo apparentemente paradisiaco e lontano dal resto del mondo, ma che diventa punto di partenza e di arrivo di eventi che segnano una storia familiare e al tempo stesso la storia del Paese.

Stella has life under control - and that's the way she likes it. For 25 years, she's been the trusted assistant to a legendary fashion designer, but after her boss dies suddenly, she's left with nothing to do apart from clear the studio. It seems as though the life she wanted has vanished. She is lost - until one day she finds a house swap website and sees a beautiful old villa in a Southern Italian village. Could she really exchange her poky London flat for that?

Si possono abbandonare il proprio padre e la propria madre? Si può sbattere la porta, scendere le scale e decidere che non li si vedrà più? Mettere in discussione l’origine, sfuggire alla sua stretta? Dopo dieci anni sottratti al logoramento di una violenza sottile e pervasiva tra le mura di casa, finalmente un figlio può voltarsi e narrare la sua disgraziata famiglia e il tabù di questa censura “con la forza brutale del romanzo”.

“A perfect summer read [that] brims with heart . . . Don’t be surprised if you keep turning the pages long into the night, spellbound by its magic.”—The Denver Post A sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of...

Raccontato in modo ironico e leggero, racconta una scelta, forse la più difficile: volersi bene è il primo passo per lasciarsi amare.

Lidia ha lasciato Napoli per Trieste molti anni fa. Da allora fa ritorno di rado, senza mai riuscire a farsi accompagnare dall'eterno fidanzato Pietro...

“A riveting adventure for the soul . . . just the kind of evocative historical fiction I love.”—Sara Gruen, author of At the Water’s Edge and Water for Elephants An epic, inspiring novel about one woman’s survival in the hardscrabble Italian countryside and her determination to...

Experience the "epic tale of one woman's fight . . . to create the life of her dreams" in this sweeping novel of Anita Garibaldi, a 19th century Brazilian revolutionary who loved as fiercely as she fought for freedom (Adriana Trigiani). Destiny toys with us all, but Anita Garibaldi is a force to...

"Fai bei sogni" è la storia di un segreto celato in una busta per quarant'anni. Un bambino, poi adulto, imparerà ad affrontare il dolore più grande, la perdita della mamma, e il mostro più insidioso: il timore di vivere. Il protagonista di questo romanzo è una persona che cammina sulla punta dei piedi e a testa bassa, perché il cielo lo spaventa, e allo stesso modo fa la terra.

Set against the backdrop of Redwood forests and shimmering vineyards...

Tutto ha inizio con una canzone dei Black Hole ascoltata una mattina d'inverno davanti ai cancelli di scuola. Da quel momento Eleonora, Ambra, Rebecca, Cristina e Nell smettono di essere solo cinque compagne di classe. Ma quando finalmente arriva il momento atteso da anni - un viaggio in Corea del Sud per assistere al comeback dei Black Hole - avviene l'impensabile. La band annuncia che non ha intenzione di tornare sulle scene. Ora per le Merendine il viaggio a Seoul non è più un premio, ma una necessità. Devono stanare i Black Hole e convincerli a tornare sui loro passi.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a sweeping story of two star-crossed lovers in post-World War II Italy, and a blossoming relationship generations later that will reveal a long-buried family secret. Genoa, Italy, 1946. Vincenzo and Giovanna fall in love at...

‘Perfect summer reading in a nutshell’ – Rachel Gilbey The ovens are pre-heating, the Prosecco is chilling…and The Sunshine and Biscotti Club is nearly ready to open its doors. But the guests have other things on their minds… Libby: The Blogger Life is Instagram-perfect for food...