Encore Valentine (Valentine Trilogy 2)

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    • Three years ago, she was given one afternoon off each week from her job as a head of an English department in an East Belfast school. She thought carefully about how to use the free hours. Brodie Moncur is in the city to manage the new continental showroom of the firm for which he works. There he employs a piano virtuoso called John Kilbarron, popularly known From great gigs to film reviews and listings, entertainment has you covered.

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    Encore Valentine by Adriana Trigiani. And Gram has insisted that Valentine's difficult brother Alfred works as her partner. Then the action moves to Greenwich Village, where the family have been making shoes since Whatever happened to the poor ould fellas? Daniel Kinahan living in 'air-conditioned desert prison' as he's afraid to leave Entertainment Newsletter Going out?

    Irish newlyweds stun guests with the most elaborate wedding Let's just say that anything that can go Galway bride drives herself to the church in tractor as neighbours 'keep her lit' along the way WATCH: She gave us a lot of entertainment in the villa on Love Island and found love All the action from the first night of the Rose of Tralee It's the first of the two-night televised Dublin Comic Con Longitude in pictures: What defines family for the Roncallis?

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    What defines family for you? What is your family life like now and what were your experiences growing up? What elements of her personality does Valentine get from both women? Does she take after one more than the other? How much of this is the result of her own actions? Are the Roncalli sisters responsible as well?

    Tradition is another them of Very Valentine. Her sister Tess calls Valentine traditional, yet Valentine disagrees. How does she balk at it, as she claims? Which sister has the more realistic view? Valentine ponders the question: What does tradition mean for your life? Are there any you particularly cherish that have been handed down through past generations?

    How do you keep traditions alive? How can you start new ones? Romantic love and the yearning for it infuse the novel. Valentine is a single woman in a world seemingly defined by marriage. Can a woman be fulfilled and yet remain single? Can she be happy without a man? Did you prefer one to the other? Do you think she could be happy with either of them—or someone like either of them? When Roman tells her that he will be few days late meeting her in Capri, what do you think about her reaction to his news? What about when he cancels on her?

    The Roncalli family offers numerous insights, both profound and humorous for Valentine. They figure out what you need and they give it to you—without you asking. Low expectations make for a happy life. What would happen to Valentine if she followed this advice?

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    When talking to her father, Valentine discovers that he has a spiritual philosophy: Besides children, what might you leave to future generations? Throughout the novel, Valentine works hard to save the Angelini Shoe Company. If she is successful, she gains stability.

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    What do you think will happen if she fails? Valentine describes the art of making shoes: What is Italy like through her eyes? What does each place offer Valentine? Why do you think she kept her relationship a secret all those years? At the end of the novel, Valentine turns away from both Roman and Gianluca. What might it mean for her and for the Angelini Shoe Company?

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    Does she have to choose love and career? What advice would you give her about her love life and her career?

    If you read the first novel, how have lost loves, family dramas, and professional opportunities impacted Valentine? How do they affect her over the course of this chapter in her life? What role does Valentine play in the Roncalli family? How do the Roncallis define family? How is their notion of family challenged when they learn about their relatives in Argentina? What does Valentine think about Gianluca, and how does she feel about him?

    How does she react when she receives his handwritten letters? Over the course of the story, do her feelings for him change—or her understanding of those feelings? What does Valentine want from love? Is love the most important thing in life?

    What does each man offer her? Though Valentine misses living and working with her grandmother, she has her beloved employee and honorary Roncalli June. How does June influence Valentine? What is your opinion of June? What is the importance of scent in the book?

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    Do you have a favorite smell? Why is trust difficult for Valentine?

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    How do we learn to trust someone? What happens when that trust is shaken? Can it be rebuilt? Bret tells Valentine that marriage is a lot of work, but she thinks it should be the easy part. Can it be both? What is your view of marriage? Would you recommend it? Do you have a personal philosophy? What happens when Val goes to Buenos Aires? How does that trip affect her professionally and personally?

    The truth is, no one else is interested in the contents of these dusty old boxes, nor do they want to store them. Do you have a family custodian? What would your things say about your life story?