title: Lucia, Lucia: A Novel
author:  Adriana Trigiani 
description: &#8220;This heartwarming tale is full of lessons about taking risks in life and love.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Cosmopolitan<br><br></i>&#8220;FAST-MOVING, FUNNY, VISUAL, AND MOVING . . . A vibrant, loving, wistful portrait of a lost time and place. Every page is engrossing and begs us to read the next.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch<br><br></i> &#8220;TRIGIANI&#8217;S WRITING IS AS DAZZLING AS LUCIA&#8217;S DRESSES.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>USA Today<br><br></i>&#8220;COMPELLING . . . A BREEZY READ.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Entertainment Weekly<br><br></i>&#8220;[Trigiani] writes with commanding authenticity about Italian-American life, the landscape of Italy, and New York City. . . . Lucia, her Italian family, her ambitious girlfriends, her colorful boss, and her mysterious lover are colorful, poignant characters, representative of another time, yet as real as today. . . . Trigiani has proved she is a multi-faceted writer whose name and stories will be celebrated for years to come.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch<br><br></i>&#8220;Adriana Trigiani&#8217;s enchanting new novel will find a warm welcome from every reader who has encountered a fork in the road to love and taken the more perilous path. . . . A testament to the power of familial love and friendship . . . Perhaps [this] is Trigiani&#8217;s greatest gift to her reader: the recognition that devotion, loyalty, and forgiveness will ultimately win the day.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>BookPage<br><br></i>&#8220;Trigiani creates a compelling story, artfully uniting a snapshot of the past with the present. This bittersweet novel should have broad appeal.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Library Journal<br><br></i>&#8220;Filled to bursting with gorgeous clothes, sumptuous meals, beautiful weather, and the rhapsody of New York City.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br>&#8220;You&#8217;ll find yourself lost in an Audrey Hepburn movie that was never made.&#8221;<br>&#8212;CNNMoney.com<br><br>&#8220;Delightful . . . Trigiani has artfully woven a wonderful, engaging story that blends the past with the present. Her characters are richly appealing, from her four overprotective brothers to her quick-witted best friend.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Review Appeal</i> (Franklin, TN)<br><br>&#8220;[A] heartfelt depiction of homespun characters whose emotions are always very close to the surface . . . Trigiani offers an inviting picture of Italian life as well as a finely detailed appreciation of Old World craftsmanship.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Booklist<br><br></i>&#8220;[A] bustling, sparkling 1950s New York City . . . Trigiani does a wonderful job evoking Lucia&#8217;s beloved, homey Greenwich Village and the couture-clad Upper East Side. Vivid, too, are the descriptions of Italian cooking and feasting, and the Sartoris&#8217; storybook hometown in the old country.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Boston Herald<br><br></i>&#8220;This is your perfect summer read. Trust us. Put a good reading light on in your backyard . . . and read your little heart out, deep into the night.&#8221;<br>&#8212;Millbrook <i>Voice Ledger</i> (NY)<br><br>&#8220;Poignant and feeling . . . Readers will laugh with and weep for Lucia and her lost dreams.&#8221;<br>&#8212;<i>Publishers Weekly<br><br><br></i><br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>
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  [Dedication](part0003.html#toc_marker-1)
  
  
  I want to dedicate this book to all of the fantastic romantic suspense fans
  out there. Thank you so much for all of the support that you have given to me!
  
  
  And for my husband . . . Nick,
  
  
  you truly are my best friend. Thanks, bestie!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [ACKNOWLEDGMENTS](part0003.html#toc_marker-2)
  
  
  I’D LIKE TO THANK THE WONDERFUL STAFF AT AVON for all of their incredible
  support! In particular, Lucia and Nicole—you ladies rock!
  
  
  I was thrilled to have the opportunity to write this story. Broken is set in
  Dauphin Island, Alabama, a place that is very near and dear to my heart. No,
  there are no serial killers on the island, and bodies haven’t been discovered
  there in the aftermath of any hurricane (the story is fictional, after all!),
  but Dauphin Island is an amazing place, full of mystery. Each time I visit
  this beautiful island, I return home feeling recharged and happy.
  
  
  I’ve got so many te