Stars In An Italian Sky Av Jill Santopolo

<p><b>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Light We Lost </i>comes a sweeping and achingly romantic story of the course of fate, the meaning of family and the power of love. . . </b><br><br><i>Genoa, Italy, 1946. </i>Vincenzo and Giovanna fall in love the moment they set eyes on each other. The son of a count and the daughter of a tailor, they belong to opposing worlds - but the undeniable spark between them quickly burns into a deep and passionate relationship, played out against their post-war city, and Vincenzo's family's beautiful vineyard. But when shifts in political power force them each to choose a side and commit what the other believes is a betrayal, the bright future they dreamed of together is shattered.<br><br><i>New York, 2017</i>. Cassandra and Luca are in love. Although neither quite fits with the other's family, Cass and Luca have always felt like a perfect match for each other. But when Luca, an artist, convinces his grandfather and Cass's grandmother to pose for a painting, past and present collide to reveal a secret that changes everything . . .<br><br>***<br><br>'<b>A gorgeous, epic novel</b> . . . Jill Santopolo writes heartbreak like no other' <br>Emily Giffin, author of <i>Meant to Be</i><br><br>'<b>A shimmering love story for the ages</b>. <i>Stars in an Italian Sky</i> is about the course of fate, the meaning of family and the power of love. Bellissima!'<br>Adriana Trigiani, author of <i>The Good Left Undone</i><br><br>'Woven together as intricately as the fine fabrics of the Genoese tailor shop where the star-crossed lovers meet . . . <b>A poignant tale of love, loss, class, and fate</b>, infused with the hopefulness of true love written in the stars'<br>Kristin Harmel<i>, </i>author of <i>The Book of Lost Names </i>and <i>The Winemaker's Wife<br><br></i>'A <b>spellbinding, deeply compassionate </b>story centered around the fraught legacy of a pair of young lovers. Sensual, heartfelt, and incredibly moving, <b>Santopolo's latest will bring you to tears</b>'<br>Fiona Davis, author of <i>The Magnolia Palace</i><br><br>'<b>I was swept away by <i>Stars in an Italian Sky</i></b>, Jill Santopolo's charming novel of love, both lost and found'<br>Lisa Scottoline, author of <i>Loyalty</i><br><br>'Filled with pathos, longing and romance, <b>this book is a love letter to the human heart</b>, and a testimony to the timelessness of true and lasting love'<br>Allison Pataki, author of <i>The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post</i><br><br>'<b>A warm, poignant story</b> of enduring love and loss, spanning generations and set against the background of post WWII Italy'<br>Rhys Bowen, author of <i>The Tuscan Child </i>and <i>The Venice Sketchbook</i><br><br>'<b>Powerful, emotional, and steeped in beauty and romance</b>, <i>Stars in an Italian Sky</i> is <b>a breathtaking tale of star-crossed lovers</b> that stretches across generations. A sweeping story brimming with passion'<br>Ann Mah, author of <i>The Lost Vintage</i> and <i>Jacqueline in Paris</i></p>