CD Audiobook
Rococo [a novel]
Record details
- ISBN: 1415921350 :
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Physical Description:
9 sound discs (ca. 72 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
sound disc
sound recording - Edition: Library ed.
- Publisher: Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, p2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Subtitle from container. Unabridged. Compact disc. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Stephen Hoye. |
| Summary, etc.: | Batholomeo di Crespi, a bachelor decorator in the upscale New Jersey town of Our Lady of Fatima, circa 1970. His exquisite taste in fabrics and decor have made B well respected in OLOF; he's decorated all the important houses, from his divorced older sister's Georgian manor to Aurelia Mandelbaum's mansion. Aurelia's myopic daughter Capri, still living at home at age 40, has been B's unofficial fiancee for 20 years, but this was their mothers' idea, not theirs. B avoids the messiness of romantic relationships, preferring to spend his time making the world elegant: "The rococo period where French design and Italian flair came together make my heart leap for joy." At the moment, he's got his eye trained nostalgically on the restoration of the town's Catholic church. Once he wrests the commission away from a fancy New York firm, B is faced with the scary task of having to turn his vision into reality. Conveniently, he meets a fancy Park Avenue architect and historian, Eydie Von Gunne, who specializes in churches and can recommend expert craftsmen. But first, B soothes his artistic crisis with a trip to England, where he buys Monica Vitti's chandelier, and then to Italy with Capri, who decides to live a little in spite of him. B embarks on the church restoration with the help of Brooklyn's noted fresco painter Rufus McSherry, who urges him to be daring rather than conventional. Resourceful B even saves the day by raising the last-minute money for the church's final stage. |
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| Subject: | New Jersey Fiction Christian fiction Painters Fiction Catholic women Fiction Italian Americans Fiction Interior decorators Fiction Church decoration and ornament Fiction |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | AB FIC TRIGIANI (Text) | 34026103156423 | Adult Fiction Audio Book | Available | - |
| Thompson Public Library | Trigiani (Text) | 34038097059497 | Adult Fiction CD | Available | - |
