The Shoemaker's Wife, the latest from Adriana Trigiani, is a sweeping family saga following the lives of two Italian immigrants at the turn of the century who move from their small villages in the Italian Alps to NYC, meet, eventually fall in love and start a new life together in Minnesota. This story is based on the lives of Trigiani's grandparents.
Being the grandaughter of Italian immigrants myself, I loved this story. It tells the tale of hardworking immigrants trying to make a new life for themselves in a new place, all the while sending money home to Italy to help build a better life for their families there. This is a well researched novel full of beautiful details that bring the places and people alive.
I've always enjoyed Trigiani's novels, but this is my favorite so far. Recommended as a great summer read.
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