{"id":6813,"date":"2010-05-14T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=6813"},"modified":"2010-05-11T09:28:48","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T15:28:48","slug":"brava-valentine-by-adriana-trigiani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/brava-valentine-by-adriana-trigiani\/","title":{"rendered":"Brava, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/brava-valentine1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6866\" title=\"brava valentine\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/brava-valentine1.jpg?resize=196%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/brava-valentine1.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/brava-valentine1.jpg?w=425&amp;ssl=1 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a>This sequel to\u00a0Adriana Trigiani&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2085863\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Very Valentine<\/em><\/strong><\/a> continues to follow\u00a0custom shoemaker\u00a0Valentine Roncalli and her\u00a0vibrant Italian family.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|2207276\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Brava, Valentine<\/strong><\/em><\/a> opens\u00a0with the romantic wedding of her 80-year-old grandmother in Tuscany,\u00a0then segues back to their shop in Greenwich Village where Valentine must learn how to deal with her\u00a0brother as a\u00a0freshly-ordained\u00a0business partner.<\/p>\n<p>The most interesting scenes, however, take place in\u00a0Buenos Aires, where Valentine discovers a long lost cousin who coincidentally\u00a0operates a similar business.\u00a0 At first cousin Roberta appears reticent and a bit defensive, actions which appear reasonable once the full, scandalous\u00a0story is told.\u00a0 Plus, Buenos Aires is where she\u00a0passionately reunites with sexy Italian tanner, Gianluca.\u00a0\u00a0True to Trigiani&#8217;s usual form,\u00a0this new novel is both heartwarming and humorous.<\/p>\n<p>The author,\u00a0earlier known for her <strong>Big Stone Gap<\/strong> series, has also\u00a0written an entertaining\u00a0cookbook, <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|917998\" target=\"_blank\">Cooking with My Sisters<\/a>,<\/em><\/strong> which includes many\u00a0memorable anecdotes and photos of her colorful family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This sequel to\u00a0Adriana Trigiani&#8217;s\u00a0Very Valentine continues to follow\u00a0custom shoemaker\u00a0Valentine Roncalli and her\u00a0vibrant Italian family.\u00a0 Brava, Valentine opens\u00a0with the romantic wedding of her 80-year-old grandmother in Tuscany,\u00a0then segues back to their shop in Greenwich Village where Valentine must learn how to deal with her\u00a0brother as a\u00a0freshly-ordained\u00a0business partner. 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