Serendipity: A Novel

ISBN: 0345502094

Author: Shaffer, Louise

Condition: New

Louise Shaffer brings to life three generations of Italian American women in this stunning novel of surprises, secrets, and serendipity.A child of theatrical royalty, Carrie Manning is having a hard time getting her own act together. Thirty-seven, aimless, and having just buried a famous mother she never understood, she is desperate to uncover her familys mysterious past in the hopes that it will help her understand herself.Carries search reveals the fascinating life stories of her estranged grandmother Lu, a glamorous Broadway star whose dreams came with a price; her great grandmother Mifalda, who gave up everything to come to America as a sixteen-year-old Italian bride; and her father, Bobby, the charismatic Broadway genius who wrote some of Lus greatest musicals and died tragically young. At the heart of Carries discoveries lies the reason for her mothers complicated life, and a dark secret that has been buried for thirty years.