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I absolutely loved this story!
With a few minor changes, Lucia could have been
my mom.
A compelling theme to me in a story is an
exploration of what could have been.
Lucia, Lucia is a story that touches on that theme.
Lucia is the most beautiful girl in
Greenwich Village and the only daughter
in an Italian Catholic family. She longs
to be a career woman yet she also loves
the close ties of her family. The book
begins with Lucia as an elderly woman,
telling the story of her life to a ...more
With a few minor changes, Lucia could have been
my mom.
A compelling theme to me in a story is an
exploration of what could have been.
Lucia, Lucia is a story that touches on that theme.
Lucia is the most beautiful girl in
Greenwich Village and the only daughter
in an Italian Catholic family. She longs
to be a career woman yet she also loves
the close ties of her family. The book
begins with Lucia as an elderly woman,
telling the story of her life to a ...more

This was the first I had read by this author. I thought it was lovely, I couldn't put it down, when I had to put it down I missed it, I was totally satisfied by the ending.
I will be looking for others by this author. ...more
I will be looking for others by this author. ...more

One of the sadder books I've read from Trigiani. But, as always, beautiful description and vivid characters weave a good story.
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