Two star-crossed lovers--Enza and Ciro--meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Set during the years preceding and during World War I.

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"Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller." — Boston Globe

Award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker Adriana Trigiani returns with Brava, Valentine, continuing the heartwarming and hilarious story of Valentine Roncalli, her family, her love life, and the Angelini Shoe Company. Following on

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"Froyim handed Fraidel Leah a package. I don't want my son to go barefoot in the streets as the other children do. I hope I'll see you again before he needs his next pair of shoes. He planted a kiss on his son's forehead, then climbed up onto the wagon. Ruthless pogroms and unbearable poverty force idealistic shoemaker Froyim Grinburg to leave his wife, Fraidel Leah, and their infant son to establish a more promising life abroad. But constant setbacks...

With a shoemaker running out of orders, his pet cat tries to find him some work and stumbles upon a monster who can shapeshift, but when the stingy monster refuses to pay, the cat devises a clever plan.