To celebrate the release of the paperback edition of The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani, the great people at Harper are sponsoring a giveaway. This is my absolute favorite book of the year. I read The Shoemaker’s Wife when it first came out in April and you can read my review of the book here. Be sure to come back later this week when I post about my meeting Adriana Trigiani – she is speaking at the local bookstore tonight and I cannot wait!!!
Brief Synopsis of The Shoemaker’s Wife: The fateful first meeting of Enza and Ciro takes place
amid the haunting majesty of the Italian Alps at the turn of the last
century. Still teenagers, they are separated when Ciro is banished from
his village and sent to hide in New York’s Little Italy, apprenticed to a
shoemaker, leaving a bereft Enza behind. But when her own family faces
disaster, she, too, is forced to emigrate to America. Though destiny
will reunite the star-crossed lovers, it will, just as abruptly,
separate them once again—sending Ciro off to serve in World War I, while
Enza is drawn into the glamorous world of the opera . . . and into the
life of the international singing sensation Enrico Caruso. Still, Enza
and Ciro have been touched by fate—and, ultimately, the power of their
love will change their lives forever.
A riveting historical epic of love and family, war and loss, risk and destiny, inspired by the author’s own family history, The Shoemaker’s Wife is the novel Adriana Trigiani was born to write.
Giveaway Information (GIVEAWAY CLOSED):
Thanks to Regina at Harper Perennial & Harper Paperbacks I have one copy of the new paperback version of The Shoemaker’s Wife to give away to my readers.
Rules:
- Open to US/Canada
- No PO Boxes
- Must include email address to enter
- Book will be mailed out by the publicist
To enter (required entry): Leave me a comment letting me know why you want to win The Shoemaker’s Wife. Please include your e-mail address in your comment, so that I have a way to contact you if you win. No e-mail= no entry!
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Thanks to everyone for entering! Good luck!
GIVEAWAY ENDS AUGUST 30th
I'd love to enter this contest. I'm always looking for a good book to read! This looks like my style because I love historical fictions, especially ones with a love story in it! AND, I trust your recommendation! I'll be looking for it even if I don't win the contest. Our book club is writing up a list of books for this year soon. Heather Flick
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Because I would love to read it! Thanks for the chance, Liene @ LLucane at yahoo dot com.
(not entering) I actually have this one! Good luck to everyone 🙂
I would love to win because I have heard amazing things about the book!
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i want to read this b/c i've enjoyed other books by this author. thank you!!
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I want to give it to my sis-in-law because we both love Trigiani! I read your blog in m google reader… Not sure if that makes me a follower or not. I'm walkietalkiebookclub.com and my email is netty1001[at]gmail.com .
This sounds like a fascinating story!
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Thanks for the giveaway!
i have heard so much about this book.email follower lomazowr[at]gmail.com will tweet at rhondareads
I haven't had the chance to pick up a copy of The Shoemaker's Wife and Adriana Trigiani is such a strong storyteller I have to get one, hopefully this is my big chance.
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I also tweeted to spread the word: twitter.com/carlrscott/status/238004520209235968
Thanks!
I loved the author's book about the advice that her grandmothers' advice. I already know that Adriana Trigiani is a wonerful story teller.
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I would love to read this book. The time period and the setting sounds fantastic.
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Ive read other books by her.
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Thanks for the giveaway!
I love historical fiction and keep hearing about this one.
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I love WWII stories! they are such a great insight to how peolpe lived and dealt with the tragedies of the war.
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I love historical fiction and this sounds like an interesting story set in both Italy and New York (set in two of my favorite places).
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The tale of the two lovers and the background of the Swiss Alps and World War I sound intriguing. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I want to win because it sounds like an amzing story and I've read good reviews on it.
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Nice giveaway. I'd love to be entered. This one is on my list to read for a while. I'm in love with the cover art alone.
Thanks!
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I would love to win this one – Trigiani is a favorite author of mine and I especially like that this book has an immigrant theme (I host the Immigrant Stories Challenge).
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I'd like to read the book because the characters sound interesting.
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Being of Italian decent and growing up in New York made me really appreciate this lovely book. It brought back so many wonderful memories and family customs. I still make pastina to this day for my family. It was a truly delightful book and very nicely written.
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