From the author of "Renato's Luck" comes a captivating story that celebrates the beauty of faith, the nature of luck, and the extraordinary ways in which love can change lives, in which the residents of a small Italian village seek a miracle to overcome their misfortunes.
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From the author of "Renato's Luck" comes a captivating story that celebrates the beauty of faith, the nature of luck, and the extraordinary ways in which love can change lives, in which the residents of a small Italian village seek a miracle to overcome their misfortunes.
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New. No dust jacket as issued. Brand New and Unread condition. Advance Reader's Copy in softcover. Will be well protected for safe shipping. 416 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author First printing. Inscribed by the author to previous owner on the half title page. A bit softened at the spine tail. Previous owner's name is on the front pastedown. Else fine.
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Fine. Fine Published in 2005, p405 Very good quality, save for minor water damage on upper part of last several pages Quality BooksBecause We Care-Shipped from Canada.
Edition:
First Edition [stated] Second Printing [stated]
Publisher:
Berkley Publishing Group
Published:
2005
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16802850362
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Valeria Indice (Author Photograph), and Robin Davi. Very good in Good jacket. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. [10], 405, [1] pages. DJ has some edgewear. Inscribed by the author on the title page--For Becky and Ira--Please Keep In Touch! Jeff Shapiro. Includes Acknowledgments and Prologue. Born in Boston, Jeff Shapiro, a resident of Italy since 1991, has worked as journalist for the British edition of Cosmopolitan and for the U.S. -based magazine International. He co-authored Prone to Violence, a non-fiction book about violence in the family. His first novel, Renato's Luck has been translated into German, French, and Dutch, with movie rights optioned to Miramax Films. Secrets of Sant'Angelo, his second novel, was published by Berkley Publishing Group. As well as teaching Creative Writing at Siena School for Liberal Arts and at the Siena Art Institute, Jeff teaches English Conversation at l'Universitą Popolare Senese and has worked on the editorial staff of Verso magazine. From the author acclaimed for his "tender humor, pathos, touching desair, and resurgent hope", this is a captivating story that celebrates the beauty of faith, the nature of luck--and the extraordinary ways in which love can change our lives. The inhabitants of Sant'Angelo D'Asso, a small Italian village tormented by a series of misfortunes are given new hope and faith by the arrival of two mysterious newcomers, Rosa Spina Innocenti and her son Emanuelle Mosč, but the arrival of another stranger could destroy everything. Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: The author of Renato's Luck makes luck a motif again in his second novel set in Tuscany-bad luck, that is. Perpetual rainfall, raging influenza and bizarre accidents beset the village of Sant' Angelo D'Asso at the start of this heartwarming tale by Italian transplant Shapiro. Single mother Petula (daughter of the eponymous protagonist of Renato's Luck ) feels as cursed as her fellow villagers. She loves her six-year-old son, Beniamino, but believes she's trapped in her relationship with volatile Daniele, Beniamino's father, who works with her at the train station bar. The town's bad luck lifts with the arrival of two newcomers: lusty Rosa Spina and her solemn, miracle-working adult son, Emanuele Mosč, who holds popular weekly prayer sessions for the eager townsfolk. Then Petula's bad luck lifts, too, with the appearance of Emanuele's ex-convict twin brother, L'Altro, who is as bright and outgoing as his brother is reticent. But is L'Altro all he seems to be? And what about Emanuele? The priest, Don Luigi, and his flock look askance at the cult over which Rosa and her "good" son preside, and Petula harbors some doubts about mysterious L'Altro. Sufficient suspense keeps the reader involved until the surprising resolution, and local color provides sustenance for armchair travelers.
