Book Review
The Chocolatier
Jan Moran
Book Description:
A young widow. A husband she thought she knew. On the
picturesque Italian coast of Amalfi lies a chocolatier's destiny...
San Francisco, 1953: Heartbroken over the mysterious death
of her husband, Celina Savoia, a second-generation chocolatière, resolves to
take their young son to Italy's shimmering Amalfi coast to introduce him to his
father's family. Just as she embarks on a magical, romantic life of making
chocolate by the sea surrounded by a loving family, she begins to suspect that
her husband had a dark secret--forged in the final days of WWII--that could
destroy the relationships she's come to cherish.
While a second chance at love is tempting, the mystery of
her husband's true identity thwarts her efforts. Challenged to pursue the truth
or lose the life and those she's come to love, Celina and her late
husband's brother, Lauro, must trace the past to a remote, Peruvian cocoa
region to face the deceit that threatens to shatter their lives.
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My 5-Star Review:
Family secrets, romance, and mystery abound in THE
CHOCOLATIER, a beautifully written novel by Jan Moran.
When Celina, a young widow with a son, decides to go to
Italy to meet her deceased husband’s family for the first time, she has no idea
what secrets she is about to uncover. She is welcomed by her husband’s parents,
but his brother is leery of her, believing she may be a fraud wanting to claim
money from the family fortune. In truth, she has no idea of the lies she’s been
told or the secrets that her deceased husband held.
THE CHOCOLATIER takes you on a journey from San Francisco to
the beautiful coast of Italy in the years after WWII. You fall in love with
Celina and her son as you learn of her past as well as her love affair with her
husband. And when she finally makes the decision to meet her deceased husband’s
family, you hope for only the best outcome for her. But there is so much more happening
below the surface, as you learn hidden truths along the way with Celina. Beautifully
written, mesmerizing. Those who love novels by Danielle Steel or Kristin Hannah
will enjoy this story.
About the Author:
Jan Moran is a Rizzoli bestselling and award-winning author
who lives near the beach in southern California. She writes stylish,
emotionally rich contemporary and historical women's fiction, including The
Winemakers and Scent of Triumph from St. Martin's Press. The Midwest Book
Review and Kirkus have recommended her books, calling her heroines strong,
complex, and resourceful. Visit her at www.janmoran.com and join her reader's
club.
Her books are also translated into German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, and other languages. She studied writing at the UCLA Writers Program, sailed on Semester at Sea, and graduated from the University of Texas and Harvard Business School.
Her books are also translated into German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, and other languages. She studied writing at the UCLA Writers Program, sailed on Semester at Sea, and graduated from the University of Texas and Harvard Business School.
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