First published 2003
Lucia Sartori works at B. Altman department store in Manhattan during the 1950s. She lives with her traditional Italian American family in Greenwich Village. Lucia becomes engaged to Dante DeMartino, a respectable choice her family approves of completely. Then she meets John Talbot, a businessman who awakens different feelings within her. Lucia must choose between the security of marrying Dante and following her heart toward John. Her decision will determine whether she honors her family's wishes or pursues her own desires. The choice forces Lucia to examine what she truly wants from life and love. Her struggle reveals the tension between duty and passion that defines her generation of women.
Genres: romance, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, love-triangle
Setting: Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
Period: 1950s
Hardcover · W F Howes Ltd