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The Chocolate Factory Girls - The Italian Bestseller! The saga of the famous Zaini chocolate factory

The Chocolate Factory Girls - The Italian Bestseller! The saga of the famous Zaini chocolate factory

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Année : 2025
Pages : 480
Reliure : Paperback

The incredible saga of the couple and the women workers who created Zaini chocolate, spanning the 20th century: a story of love, sisterhood, the true story of a large family filled with joy. An irresistible Italian bestseller.

"In love, no sacrifice is too great!" With these words, Olga Torri agrees to become Luigi Zaini's wife and the mother of his two children. Luigi is a kind and discreet man with a big dream: a chocolate factory in Milan.

Between vats and mixers, cooling machines and packaging tables, the Zaini company grows. More importantly, it offers a real home to its female workers, the many "tuse" – Milanese for "the girls" – whose cold hands prevent the chocolate from melting.

Zaini is a family, and when Luigi dies prematurely, just before World War II, like any family, they rally around the maternal figure. Olga then shows a courage that surprises even herself. The years bring their share of obstacles, but despite rationing and the bombs falling on Milan, the company survives, spreading the delicious scent of chocolate through the streets of Milan. A real treat!

Translated from Italian by Marie Blaison

About the author
Giacinta Cavagna Di Gualdana is an art historian and assistant at the University of Milan. The Girls of the Chocolate Factory is her first novel.

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