Lucia Lucia

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the explosive story of a passionate young woman whose fateful choice changes her life forever Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a fine Italian immigrant family in Greenwich Village New York in 1950. Fuelled by the post-war boom in which talented girls with ambition are encouraged to follow their dreams Lucia becomes an apprentice for a made-to-wear clothing designer at a chic department store on Fifth Avenue. Though she is sought after as a potential wife by the best Italian families Lucia stays her course and works hard determined to have a career. She juggles the roles of dutiful daughter and ambitious working girl perfectly. When a handsome stranger comes to the story and catches her eye it is love at first sight for both of them. In order to win Lucia's hand he must first win over her traditional family and make the proper offer of marriage. Their love affair takes an unexpected turn as secrets are revealed Lucia's family honour is tested and her own reputation becomes the centre of a sizzling scandal. Set in a time of possibility and change for women in America in a city that celebrates its energy with style and elegance LUCIA LUCIA is the story of a girl who risks everything for the belief that a woman could - and should - be able to have it all.