Faced with the burden of full financial responsibility for the family, Caterina, their mother, takes the boys to the convent where they will be cared for by nuns. The story begins as Ciro and his brother, Eduardo, are taken to the San Nicola convent following the sudden and mysterious death of their father in America, where he had gone to build his family's fortune. The author states that she drew upon her own family history as inspiration for the fictional characters and narrative. Several years later, a chance encounter leads them to realize that they love each other. Shortly afterward, their lives go in different directions. Though they live just a few miles apart in the Italian Alps during childhood, their first meeting occurs when they are teenagers. The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani is the historical love story of Ciro Lazzari and Enza Ravanelli.
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