Stars in an Italian Sky

Informationen zum Autor Jill Santopolo Klappentext From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a sweeping story of two star-crossed lovers in post-World War II Italy, and a blossoming relationship generations later that will reveal a long-buried family secret. Genoa, Italy, 1946. Vincenzo and Giovanna fall in love at twenty-one the moment they set eyes on each other. The son of a count and the daughter of a tailor, they belong to opposing worlds. Despite this, the undeniable spark between them quickly burns into a deep and passionate relationship spent exploring each other’s minds, bodies and their city, as well as Vincenzo’s family’s sprawling vineyard, Villa Della Rosa—until shifts in political power force them each to choose a side and commit what the other believes is a betrayal, shattering the bright future they dreamed of together. New York, 2017 . Cassandra and Luca are in love. Although neither quite fits with the other's family, Cass and Luca have always felt like a perfect match for each other. But when Luca, an artist, convinces his grandfather and Cass’s grandmother to pose for a painting, past and present collide and reveal a secret that changes everything. Leseprobe Chapter 1 Genoa, Italy Then Giovanna's heart leapt every time the door to her father's tailor shop opened. It was only six months ago that she, her father, and Faustina had returned from Saluzzo, where they'd spent most of the war. In the autumn of 1942, after a bomb blew out the windows in their shop and in their home above it, her father had boarded up the windows, taken what he could, and brought them all to the farmhouse his parents shared with his brother, Enzo, and his family in the mountain town where he was born. When they came back to Genoa nearly three years later, they weren't sure they'd be able to open the shop again. The boards across the windows had been splintered, the floor covered in dirt and debris. Bombs had rained down on the city while they were away. As they had stood staring at the shattered wood and chunks of glass and stone, Faustina spotted a half-destroyed piece of paper crumpled under the rubble-it looked like it had been there for years-and bent down to work it free. "A propaganda leaflet," she'd said, "from the Allied forces: The government in Rome says: the war goes on. This is why our bombing goes on ." Faustina shook her head. "The government in Rome cost us our shop." "It's not so bad," Giovanna had said softly, walking over to her sister and running her fingers across the leaves carved into the counter, which was still standing at the back of the shop. Her fingertips came away covered in soot and dust. Federico had wrapped an arm around each of his daughters. "The war is over," he'd said then, kissing first Faustina on the top of her head and then Giovanna. "We are still here."   "Are our customers?" Faustina had asked.   Federico sighed. "We'll see, won't we?" And they had seen. Their customers had slowly come back, some looking to have their clothing remade to fit bodies that had become leaner during wartime, some wanting skirts tapered to look fashionable again, some carrying a coat or a dress or a sweater left behind by a loved one, asking Federico if there was anything he could do to keep their memories alive. "I can help," Giovanna told a young mother whose husband had died only six months after their child had entered the world. She took the coat the mother brought and turned it into a stuffed rabbit for the little girl, its ears lined with scraps of satin, its face embroidered with gold thread. The whole time she was sewing, Giovanna wished she still had one of her mother's coats. It had been more than six years since her mother died; Giovanna was fourteen then. She wished she'd b...

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Santopolo writes heartbreak like no other, and Stars in an Italian Sky is both masterful and unforgettable." Emily Giffin, author of Meant to Be

This sweeping saga warmed my heart! Woman s World

"A shimmering love story for the ages .Stars in an Italian Sky is about the course of fate, the meaning of family and the power of love. Bellissima!" Adriana Trigiani, author of The Good Left Undone

"A poignant tale of love, loss, class, and fate, brimming with the colorful spirit of Italy and infused with the hopefulness of true love written in the stars." Kristin Harmel, author of The Book of Lost Names and The Winemaker s Wife

"Sensual, heartfelt, and incredibly moving, Santopolo s latest will bring you to tears." Fiona Davis, author of The Magnolia Palace

"I was swept away .You ll savor this story like fine wine!" Lisa Scottoline, author of Loyalty

Filled with longing and romance, this book is a love letter to the human heart, and a testimony to the timelessness of true and lasting love. Allison Pataki, author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

"Santopolo skillfully weaves two love stories in which passionate and idealistic young couples contend with class differences, tension between their personal desires and familial obligations, and the ongoing ramifications of decisions made by earlier generations .Sure to tug at readers heartstrings." Publishers Weekly
 
A romantic, sweeping story that s satisfying and heartbreaking at the same time. Kirkus Review

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jill Santopolo
• Editore: Putnam Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9780593712863
• ISBN: 978-0-593-71286-3
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi