Présentation de l'éditeur
Bartolomeo Di Crespi is the acclaimed interior decorator of Our Lady of Fatima, New Jersey. So when the renovation of the town cathedral is up for grabs, he hopes there is only one man for the job. From the fabric houses of New York City to the Italian Riviera, Bartolomeo is on a mission to bring talent and the aesthetic absolute to his hometown.
Trigiani's glittering mosaic of small town characters pop and sparkle: heir to a banking fortune, Aurelia Castone Mandelbaum, finagles a marriage proposal for her delicate daughter, Capri; Father Porporino, the pastor with a secret, does his best to keep the lid on a simmering scandal; and Christina Menecola awaits rescue from an inconsolable grief.
Beauty, truth and testosterone arrive in buckets when Rufus McSherry, a strapping, handsome artisan and all-around Renaissance Man, arrives in OLOF. Along with his apprentice, Rufus does more than blow dust off the old saint statues and frescoes. He turns the town upside down, galvanizes the faithful and restores hope where there was none.
Revue de presse
'Trigiani has taken as her subject matter, an ethnic American family with problems that could be torpid and clichéd. Instead, with her usual deftness and lightness of touch together with a delightfully charismatic hero, she has created an exuberant and stylish story'
Independent on Sunday 28/08
'Trigiani's fans will love this tale of an extended Italian-American family in New Jersey - narrated by an interior designer, Bartolomeo' HEAT
'yum yum - if novels were food, this one would be fudge. A joyous blend of Italian-American warmth and whiplash New York wit. The perfect weightless read' THE TIMES
'Trigiani's world is a bigger, brighter version of the one we know, a world rich with melodrama, humour and sentiment, colour and fun. A big fat Italian-American white chocolate world' GLASGOW HERALD
'Interior designer Bartolomeo di Crespi's passion for work supersedes all else. His makeover dream is his local church, which is long overdue an overhaul. But can his vision bring together the townspeople, his feuding family and find love for his friends? This warm, witty and tender tale of love, life and soft furnishings will make you want to hit Habitat!' COMPANY
Quatrième de couverture
Praise for QUEEN OF THE BIG TIME
'Nella Castelluca dreams of escaping her family's farm, but discovers life - and love - doesn't always go to plan. This sweet, beautifully written story is a real tear-jerker' COMPANY
'Trigiani is back with another heart-warming tale of life in small-town America. This bittersweet tale of missed opportunities will have you racing through the pages, holding your breath in anticipation' GLAMOUR
'This LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE type novel is the cradle-to-the-grave tale of Italian Nella Castelluca who has big ambitions despite her humble farmyard ambitions. If it's tear jerking moments you're after, she still pulls the rabbit out of the hat' DAILY MIRROR
'Big dream, small-town wisdom and star-crossed lovers make this as more-ish as "Mama's Wedding Cookies"' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Like her bestselling BIG STONE GAP trilogy, the result is an old-fashioned moral read, celebrating hard work, feisty women and the power of pure nostalgia' DAILY MAIL
'Bestselling author of LUCIA LUCIA returns with another enjoyable decade-spanning epic' HEAT
'This epic of small-town life and forbidden love is sure to be another hit for the author of LUCIA LUCIA' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Biographie de l'auteur
Adriana Trigiani grew up in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and now lives with her husband and daughter in New York City. In addition to being the bestselling author of BIG STONE GAP, BIG CHERRY HOLLER and MILK GLASS MOON, she is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker.
