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New York Times Bestseller - People's Book of the Week ""A heartfelt tale of love too stubborn to surrender to human frailties."" -- Kirkus Reviews Set in the lush Big Band era of the 1940s, this spellbinding saga from beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani tells the story of two talented working class kids who marry and become a successful singing act, until time, temptation, and the responsibilities of home and family derail their dreams. Shortly before World War II, Chi Chi Donatelli and Saverio Armandonada meet one summer on the Jersey shore and fall in love. Both are talented, and dream of becoming singers for the legendary orchestras of the time: Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman. They're soon married, and it isn't long before Chiara and Tony find that their careers are on the way up as they navigate the glamorous worlds of night clubs, radio, and television. All goes well until it becomes clear that they must make a choice: Which of them will put their ambitions aside to raise a family and which will pursue a career? And how will they cope with the impact that decision has on their lives and their marriage? From the Jersey shore to Las Vegas to Hollywood, and the dance halls in between, this story is vivid with historical color and steeped in the popular music that serves as its score. Tony's Wife is a magnificent epic of life in a traditional Italian family undergoing seismic change in a fast paced, modern world. Filled with vivid, funny, and unforgettable characters, this richly human story showcases Adriana Trigiani's gifts as a storyteller and her deep understanding of family, love, and the pursuit of a dream.

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Trigiani...fills this novel with the musical delights of the big band era and a love that lasts a lifetime ... Packed with melodies, memories, humor, and love and loss, this effortlessly plotted novel is an emotional page-turner. --Publishers Weekly A heartfelt tale of love too stubborn to surrender to human frailties. --Kirkus Reviews [Trigiani] expertly draws from her multilayered experience with ease, making the story both charming and authentic.... If you like Chi Chi, you will adore this unforgettable book. --Book Reporter Trigiani's ability to draw characters with such authenticity is undoubtedly enriched by her own background in a large traditional Italian-American family. It's clear she knows and loves this world. Her affection for even the most flawed characters shines through. --USA Today Tony's Wife is a bit of a misnomer, as the strength of the book is Chi Chi's story, but Trigiani is the master of writing complex Italian families, full of characters who love and live with passionate (and sometimes fractured) hearts ... Trigiani delivers another solid historical saga, and her readers will be pleased. --Library Journal .. .Tony's Wife is an immersive experience, with well- rounded, warm characters, pre-WWII fashion, Jersey accents, and homemade pasta. Moving and delightful. --Booklist Trigiani's latest is bittersweet, transcendent storytelling that celebrates the infinite varieties of love. --People, Book of the Week

Trigiani...fills this novel with the musical delights of the big band era and a love that lasts a lifetime ... Packed with melodies, memories, humor, and love and loss, this effortlessly plotted novel is an emotional page-turner. --Publishers Weekly A heartfelt tale of love too stubborn to surrender to human frailties. --Kirkus Reviews [Trigiani] expertly draws from her multilayered experience with ease, making the story both charming and authentic.... If you like Chi Chi, you will adore this unforgettable book. --Book Reporter Tony's Wife is a bit of a misnomer, as the strength of the book is Chi Chi's story, but Trigiani is the master of writing complex Italian families, full of characters who love and live with passionate (and sometimes fractured) hearts ... Trigiani delivers another solid historical saga, and her readers will be pleased. --Library Journal Trigiani's ability to draw characters with such authenticity is undoubtedly enriched by her own background in a large traditional Italian-American family. It's clear she knows and loves this world. Her affection for even the most flawed characters shines through. --USA Today .. .Tony's Wife is an immersive experience, with well- rounded, warm characters, pre-WWII fashion, Jersey accents, and homemade pasta. Moving and delightful. --Booklist Trigiani's latest is bittersweet, transcendent storytelling that celebrates the infinite varieties of love. --People, Book of the Week

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Beloved by millions of readers around the world for her ""dazzling"" novels (USA Today), Adriana Trigiani is ""a master of palpable and visual detail"" (Washington Post) and ""a comedy writer with a heart of gold"" (New York Times). She is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including her latest, The Good Left Undone- an instant New York Times best seller, Book of the Month pick and People's Book of the Week. Her work is published in 38 languages around the world. An award-winning playwright, television writer/producer and filmmaker, Adriana's screen credits include writer/director of the major motion picture of her debut novel, Big Stone Gap, the adaptation of her novel Very Valentine and director of Then Came You. Adriana grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she co-founded The Origin Project, an in-school writing program serving over 1,700 students in Appalachia. She is at work on her next novel for Dutton at Penguin Random House. Follow Adriana on Facebook and Instagram @AdrianaTrigiani and on TikTok @AdrianaTrigianiAuthor or visit her website: AdrianaTrigiani.com. Join Adriana's Facebook LIVE show, Adriana Ink, in conversation with the world's greatest authors- Tuesdays at 3 PM EST! For more from Adriana's interviews, you can subscribe to her Meta ""Bulletin"" column, Adriana Spills the Ink: adrianatrigiani.bulletin.com/subscribe.

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