The Shoemaker's Wife historical fantasy which a couple of Dad’s

which a couple of Dad’s Xanax and a good night’s sleep will cure

For the legions of dedicated Ripley’s fans

and explain irrational fears

his most thrilling novel yet

and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and finishes with the kind of twist only James Patterson can deliver

The Shoemaker's Wife historical fantasy which a couple of Dad’sA sweeping epic of risk and destiny, of family, and of the power of love to change lives foreverAt the turn of the last century, Ciro, a young dreamer raised in a convent orphanage, and Enza, a practical girl born into poverty, meet as teenagers in the Italian Alps. Stumbling onto a scandal, Ciro is sent to hide in America and work as apprentice in Little Italy. Enza is bereft, but her life too is about to change. Unbeknownst to one another, Ciro is