| Set in the 1950's, a time when post-war prosperity was booming, Lucia Sartori lives in the midst of all the glitz and glamour that New York City has to offer. With a successful career as a fashion designer at B. Altman's Department Store on Fifth Avenue, Lucia has her focus set on her future in fashion and business.
As daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer and part of a very traditional family, Lucia is engaged to her childhood sweetheart Dante DeMartino, son and heir to the famous DeMartino Italian bakery. With Dante's future set in the family business, he is able to offer Lucia a life of both love and stability. The catch? Dante's mother cannot conceive of Lucia pursuing a career once the two are married and insists that she must start a family immedietly and become a full time housewife. As the wedding date starts to creep closer, Lucia finds herself unwilling to compromise her success as a career woman to live as a housewife with her in-laws. Making the most difficult decision of her life, Lucia chooses to break off the engagement and turn her attention completely to fashion design. As time passes, Lucia meets a mysterious and wealthy man who not only promises a life of luxury and comfort but fully supports her dreams of pursuing a career. As Lucia is swept up into a whilwind romance and a quick engagement, she finds herself in the midst of an extremely well thought out scandal. In the midst of all the lies and deception, Lucia faces hardships in her family and profession as loved ones are lost and her beloved career is jeopardized. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh) Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () City? Yes City: - New York Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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