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From the beloved bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife comes an exhilarating novel of friendship family love and loyalty. It's 1949 and South Philadelphia is bursting with possibility. The arrival of an urgent telegram from Italy upends the life of Nicky Castone a young man who orphaned as a child now lives with his Uncle Dom and his large and boisterous family in the city. Surely there is more to life than this despite a steady job in the family business and a sweet-natured fiancee? In secret Nicky begins moonlighting at the local Shakespeare theatre company and is quickly drawn to the stage its colourful players... and to feisty Calla Borelli who runs the show. Before long he finds himself on the horns of a dilemma: can he return to the conventional life his family expects of him? Or does he have what it takes to chart a new course and risk losing everything he cherishes? Told against the backdrop of some of Shakespeare's greatest comedies this epic novel brims with romance as long-buried secrets are revealed mistaken identities are unmasked scores are settled broken hearts are mended and true love reigns. Kiss Carlo is a jubilee resplendent with hope love and the abiding power of la famiglia. *~*~*Readers love Adriana Trigiani!*~*~* '[Adriana Trigiani] has crafted a world of warm lively characters whose charming idiosyncrasies lead them to collide and ricochet along the way to love. A delightfully sprawling comedy' Kirkus Reviews on Kiss Carlo 'A rich sweeping epic... If you're meeting her work for the first time get ready for a lifelong love affair. Splendid' Kathryn Stockett author of The Help on The Shoemaker's Wife 'The breathtaking historical novel sparkles in exquisite details and vivid descriptions' Huffington Post on The Shoemaker's Wife `A tender tale of being torn between family career and love' -- Company on Lucia Lucia `The author of BIG STONE GAP triumphs again' -- Heat on Lucia Lucia
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- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionFiction
- GenreRomance
- PublisherSimon and Schuster Ltd
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Kiss Carlo
From the beloved bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife comes an exhilarating novel of friendship family love and loyalty. It's 1949 and South Philadelphia is bursting with possibility. The arrival of an urgent telegram from Italy upends the life of Nicky Castone a young man who orphaned as a child now lives with his Uncle Dom and his large and boisterous family in the city. Surely there is more to life than this despite a steady job in the family business and a sweet-natured fiancee? In secret Nicky begins moonlighting at the local Shakespeare theatre company and is quickly drawn to the stage its colourful players... and to feisty Calla Borelli who runs the show. Before long he finds himself on the horns of a dilemma: can he return to the conventional life his family expects of him? Or does he have what it takes to chart a new course and risk losing everything he cherishes? Told against the backdrop of some of Shakespeare's greatest comedies this epic novel brims with romance as long-buried secrets are revealed mistaken identities are unmasked scores are settled broken hearts are mended and true love reigns. Kiss Carlo is a jubilee resplendent with hope love and the abiding power of la famiglia. *~*~*Readers love Adriana Trigiani!*~*~* '[Adriana Trigiani] has crafted a world of warm lively characters whose charming idiosyncrasies lead them to collide and ricochet along the way to love. A delightfully sprawling comedy' Kirkus Reviews on Kiss Carlo 'A rich sweeping epic... If you're meeting her work for the first time get ready for a lifelong love affair. Splendid' Kathryn Stockett author of The Help on The Shoemaker's Wife 'The breathtaking historical novel sparkles in exquisite details and vivid descriptions' Huffington Post on The Shoemaker's Wife `A tender tale of being torn between family career and love' -- Company on Lucia Lucia `The author of BIG STONE GAP triumphs again' -- Heat on Lucia Lucia
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Hardcover
Fiction/nonfiction
Fiction
Genre
Romance
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Ltd
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