| Lucia, Lucia: A Novel |  | Author: Adriana Trigiani
Publisher: Random House
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 4,188
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Publication Date: July 8, 2003
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Product Description
Set in the glittering, vibrant New York City of 1950, Lucia, Lucia is the enthralling story of a passionate, determined young woman whose decision to follow her heart changes her life forever.
Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is ripe with opportunities for talented girls with ambition, and Lucia becomes an apprentice to an up-and-coming designer at chic B. Altman’s department store on Fifth Avenue. Engaged to her childhood sweetheart, the steadfast Dante DeMartino, Lucia is torn when she meets a handsome stranger who promises a life of uptown luxury that career girls like her only read about in the society pages. Forced to choose between duty to her family and her own dreams, Lucia finds herself in the midst of a sizzling scandal in which secrets are revealed, her beloved career is jeopardized, and the Sartoris’ honor is tested.
Lucia is surrounded by richly drawn New York characters, including her best friend, the quick-witted fashion protégé Ruth Kaspian; their boss, Delmarr, B. Altman’s head designer and glamorous man-about-town; her devoted brothers, Roberto, Orlando, Angelo, and Exodus, self-appointed protectors of the jewel of the family; and her doting father, Antonio. Filled with the warmth and humor that have earned Adriana Trigiani hundreds of thousands of devoted readers with her Big Stone Gap trilogy, Lucia, Lucia also bursts with a New York sensibility that shows the depth and range of this beloved author. As richly detailed as the couture garments Lucia sews, as emotional as the bonds in her big Italian family, it is the story of one woman who believes that in a world brimming with so much promise, she can—and should be able to—have it all.
From the Hardcover edition.
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 Lucia Lucia July 19, 2010
Julie O'mara
Awesome book. Adriana Trigiani is a great author. This book has it all. I highly recommend this book.
A Glimpse of Life in 1950s Greenwich Village June 21, 2010
S. Collier
This is the first novel that I have read by Trigiani, and I am totally hooked with her writing, and can't wait to get started on Rococo, which is now sitting on my nightstand.
Kit is a young career girl and aspiring playwright living in an aging apartment building in Greenwich Village in the early 2000s. One day, she's invited for tea by one of the older women living on the top floor of the building. Reluctantly, she takes time out of her busy schedule, but has no idea what a treat is in store for her!
The story of Lucia is an amazing glimpse into what life was like for a first-generating Italian women in 1950s New York City. As societal barriers begin to fall after WWII, doors are opened for Lucia, yet she still struggles to balance her desire for a career and independence, with the life her family wants for her which includes marriage and children. The struggles she faces throughout the book are at times agonizing, but it makes you realize just how far women have come in the last 50 years.
Lucia and Kit both learn important lessons about life and love in this dramatic, page turner. Savor every bit of this wonderful book, it really is quite a treat!
A must read June 6, 2010
J. M. Candea (Michigan)
This is the fourth book I have read by Adriana Trigiani and each time I have fallen in love with the characters but most especially her writing style. From the first page you are swept up into the lives of these wonderful, passionate, funny characters that makes you just want to keep turning the pages. Ms Trigiani is brillant.
 Easily Relatable May 19, 2010
AUPoohBear (New England, USA)
As an Italian-American woman, I had to pick up this novel. The description is rather misleading. This book is about one woman's difficulty in figuring out her life's path. She struggles between her love for her career and her love for her traditional Italian-American family. Those family values remain the same, at least when you have Italian grandparents anyway. I thought this book was rather somber and not the light, fun read that the other reviewers seem to have found it. Even so, I enjoyed reading about Lucia and could really relate to her story.
A 21st century woman in the "50's"! April 23, 2010
Alexandra R. (D.C.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was fast-moving and funny with a great story line. The author created believable characters and situations that draw the reader into the storyline quickly and holds the readers interest. The story centers around an older Lucia reminiscing of her younger days in the 1950's. She had the glamorous life that she was determined to keep, no matter what. This story is about lost loves and the paths that were taken to maintain her career dream, quite a deal for a woman in the "50's"! Well worth the read! This is a keeper and not to be missed.
Others that brought me the same kind of fullfilling feelings as this one: PERFECT, EXPLOSION IN PARIS, A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
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