Brava, Valentine (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Valentine Roncalli: shoe designer for the family-owned, New York-based Angelini Shoe Company
• Gianluca Vechiarelli: an older Italian man, dashing, who Valentine has an interest in
• Alfred: contentious financial whiz, Valentine's older brother and partner in the shoe business
• Bret Fitzpatrick: Add a description of this character.
• Gabriel
• Roberta Angelini
• Gram
• Aunt Feen
• Jaclyn
• Mackenzie
• Kathleen Sweeney
• Charlie
• Pamela
• Gabe
• Bella Rosa
• Michel
• Dominic
• Rafael Angelini
• Cara Valentina
• Carlotta
• Lupe
• Chiara
• Frank Sinatra
• Tom
• Roncalli
• Rocco
• Mike
• Tessie
• Gepetto

Quotes edit see section history

• “"She came up here looking for weapons of mass destruction, and all she found were tomatoes."”

  Valentine

• “Grief wipes out all bad memories.”

  June

• “love is a series of realizations”

  Gianluca

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Italy
• Buenos Aires
• Arezzo
• New York City
• Argentina
• China
• Queens
• Manhattan
• Teodora
• New Jersey
• Capri
• Carlotta
• Chatham
• United States
• Greenwich Village
• Perry Street
• Hudson River
• Orsola

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Very Valentine.

Preceded by Very Valentine.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Adriana Trigiani (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Family Saga
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary