The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani

Enza and Ciro have different views of religion.How does The Shoemaker’s Wife portray the immigrant experience? Do any of your own families have a similar immigrant history? Did they have a different experience?.Did anything surprise you about the characterization of Enrico Caruso? How would you describe his relationship with those around him? How did the time he spent with Enza and Laura affect them, even decades later?.What do you think made Laura and Enza’s bond so deep from the beginning? In what ways did they support one another? Enza “found a best friend in Laura, but so much more” (p.What other aspects of convent life stayed with Ciro and Eduardo after they left? What did they learn from the sisters?

When Ciro opened up his duffle bag on the ship to America, “the fragrance of the convent laundry – lavender and starch – enveloped him, fresh as the mountain air of Vilminore” (p.In what ways did digging the grave open up Ciro’s heart? Enza and Ciro shared their first kiss beside Stella’s grave.How would the course of both Ciro’s and Enza’s lives have been different if they hadn’t gone to America? Do you think they would have ended up together if they had stayed on the mountain?.How would you characterize Ciro and Enza in each of these sections? How do they adapt to their new homes? In what ways did they change over the course of the novel? In what ways did they remain the same? The novel is split into three parts: Italian Alps, Manhattan and Minnesota.The Shoemaker’s Wife Discussion Questions

The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani