"This genteel and lush tale of soles and souls has loads of charm and will leave readers eager for the sequel." - Publishers Weekly
"[Very Valentine] will have readers who love romantic novels...swooning. Trigiani's closing is satisfying, even as it paves the way for the lovable heroine to reappear in a planned sequel." - Booklist
"Trigiani offers plenty of reasons to stick around for part two." - Kirkus Reviews
May be [Triginai's] best work to date... Delightful, energetic... Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller." - Boston Globe
"Adriana Trigiani listens to her readers, then gives them what they want. That's why they'll be ecstatic about her newest novel..." - Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Trigiani has certainly not lost her ability to breathe life into everything she writes." - Roanoke Times
"Well-crafted work with sometime lyrical, sometimes flat-out-funny writing." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"No one ever reads just one of Trigiani's wonderfully quirky tales. Once you pick up the first, you are hooked..... Trigiani fills her pages with snappy dialogue and luscious descriptions.... Reading Very Valentine is like tucking into a plate of homemade manicotti: irresistible and delicious." - BookPage
" Sex and the City meets Moonstruck ... this first in a new trilogy from Trigiani is sly, sensual and dripping in style." - People, Lead Review
"Load up on cappuccino and biscotti before getting lost in the super froth of Adriana Trigiani's romance-soaked novel, Very Valentine" - Marie Claire
"Nicely written with vivid images of high fashion, New York City, and traditional Italy, Trigiani's latest is sure to be eagerly anticipated by her many fans and attact some new readers." - Library Journal

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Pub date: 2010-01-01

Length: 416 pages