02538cam a2200385 4500 602658292 TxAuBib 20220816120000.0 220505s2022||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2022936913 9781638084075 hbk $38.95 1638084076 hbk $38.95 (OCoLC)1314053895 TxAuBib Simon, Christine, 1978- The patron saint of second chances [text (large print)] : a novel / Christine Simon. Center Point Large Print edition. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2022. 366 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm. Regular print version previously published by Atria Books. Vacuum repairman and self-appointed mayor of Prometto, Italy (population 212), Signor Speranza has a problem: unless he can come up with 70,000 euros to fix the town's pipes, the water commission will shut off the water to the village and all its residents will be forced to disperse. So in a bid to boost tourism--and revenue--he spreads a harmless rumor that movie star Dante Rinaldi will be filming his next project nearby. Unfortunately, the plan works a little too well, and soon everyone in town wants to be a part of the fictional film--the village butcher will throw in some money if Speranza can find roles for his fifteen enormous sons, Speranza's wistfully adrift daughter reveals an unexpected interest in stage makeup, and his hapless assistant Smilzo volunteers a screenplay that's not so secretly based on his undying love for the film's leading lady. To his surprise--and considerable consternation, Speranza realizes that the only way to keep up the ruse is to make the movie for real. As the entire town becomes involved (even the village priest invests!) Signor Speranza starts to think he might be able to pull this off. But what happens when Dante Rinaldi doesn't show up? Or worse, what if he does? 20220816. Mayors Fiction. Motion pictures Production and direction Fiction. Truthfulness and falsehood Fiction. City and town life Fiction. Rumor Fiction. Water-supply Fiction. Villages Italy Fiction. Large type books. Italy Fiction. Fiction. Humorous fiction. BMLLS