Tony's Wife

“Tony’s Wife” by Adriana Trigiani is a new gripping family saga from the author of the bestseller “The Shoemaker’s Wives”!
1930s. America stands on the threshold of the golden age of big bands—cheerful jazz rushes from every window and beckons, beckons. Young Chichi lives in an ordinary yet big and friendly family by the ocean and dreams of becoming a professional musician, writing and performing songs.

Saverio, her future husband, left home when he was just sixteen. Talent, beauty, and a spellbinding voice quickly made him a favorite of the public—but he had to pay for it with many sacrifices. Now everyone calls him Tony, because this name rings louder and is easier to shout at fans from the crowd.

One day Chichi and Tony will meet by the ocean—and from that day on their paths will become tightly intertwined forever. Both gifted, ambitious, and obsessed with music, they will move forward, pulled and pushed through all the twists and joys of life in the world of jazz—and simply life as it is, with losses and victories, betrayal and forgiveness, tears and laughter. And always—music!

As always, Adriana Trigiani masterfully weaves a family epic spanning seventy years, while also describing everyday little things with love and careful attention. Thanks to her special gift for capturing and conveying the movements of feelings—from the deepest to the most fleeting—the story of “Tony’s Wife” instantly charms and stays in the heart for a long time.