![]() The men were back from fighting, the GI bill and VA loans were making education and home ownership possible. The story takes place following World War II, when south Philadelphia – along with the rest of the United States – was booming. Everything perhaps, except for the title, which never quite made sense to me. With great gladness, I liked everything about it. ![]() Still, as soon as Kiss Carlo was released, I read the book. I found All of the Stars in Heaven to have an interesting premise, but was somewhat disappointed at the writing. The Valentine series wore thin, with The Supreme Macaroni Company falling flat on its face. Having said all of the above, I have been very disappointed in her last few novels. I’m not Italian, but I think I was in a previous life. ![]() I loved the four Big Stone Gap novels because they had two things going for them - they took place in Appalachia and they are about an Italian family. ![]() I’ve been reading this prolific novelist’s works since the very beginning, with her Big Stone Gap novels. Novels by author Adriana Trigiani are always eagerly anticipated by this reader. ![]()
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