Lucia, Lucia

ISBN: 0743462262
Author: Adriana Trigiani
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Lucia Sartori is the beautiful daughter of a fine Italian Immigrant family living in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1950. fuelled by the post-war boom, in which ambitious girls are encouraged to follow their dreams, Lucia becomes an apprentice for a clothing designer at a chic department store on Fifth Avenue. Though she is sought after as a potential wife by the best Italian families, Lucia is determined to have a career. She juggles the roles of dutiful daughter and ambitious working girl perfectly. When a handsome stranger comes into the story and catches her eye, it is love at first sight for both of them. In order to win Lucia's hand, he must first win over her traditional family and make the proper offer of marriage. Their love affair takes an unexpected turn as secrets are revealed, Lucia's family honour is tested, and her own reputation becomes the centre of a sizzling scandal. With insight, compassion and charm, Adriana Trigiani has written a beautifully crafted evocation of life in 1950's New York, when opportunities were endless but tradition prevailed. And where one woman on the cusp of great things must make a choice that will turn her life around.....

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