The Shoemaker's Wife A Novel

The Shoemaker's Wife is a breathtaking, multigenerational love story inspired by the author's own family history that spans two continents, two World Wars, and the quest of two star-crossed lovers to find each other again. The story begins in the majestic Italian Alps at the turn of the last century with the first meeting of two teenagers, Enza Ravanelli and Ciro Lazzari. After Ciro is banished from his village for witnessing a scandal, he is sent to hide in New York's Little Italy as an apprentice to a shoemaker. When disaster strikes her own family, Enza is also forced to emigrate to America. Though destiny eventually reunites them, they are abruptly separated again when Ciro volunteers to serve in World War I. Meanwhile, Enza is drawn into the glamorous world of the opera as a seamstress at the Metropolitan Opera House, a path that leads her into the life of the international singing sensation Enrico Caruso. The historical epic follows their journey as they meet and separate across Italy, New York, and Minnesota, until the enduring power of their love finally changes their lives forever.

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