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Big Stone Gap (Paperback)

by Adriana Trigiani (Author)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Pocket Books; New Ed edition (1 Feb 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0743440129
ISBN-13: 978-0743440127
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 104,999 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In the town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, not much happens. The highlight of 35-year-old Ave Maria Mulligan's week comes on Friday, with the arrival of the Bookmobile, the sight of which sends her into raptures. Her favourite book concerns the ancient Chinese art of reading faces. Through her face-readings, we come to understand the hostilities simmering within her family: her father whose small eyes are the clear "sign of a deceptive nature" and her aunt who "has a small head and thin lips. (That's a terrible combination)". Adriana Trigiani's first novel concerns the family scandals that befall Ave Maria in this seemingly uneventful town. Greed, lust, envy--all the ancient emotional elements--manifest themselves even in this hamlet of "ordinary folk". Fans of Fannie Flagg or Rebecca Wells will enjoy this down-home tale, full of small, everyday details and colloquial revelations. The writing is often awkward, but so too are the characters who inhabit this place: the Bookmobile lady who thinks of herself as the sexiest woman alive; the amateur actors in the local Outdoor Drama who bristle with ambition when they hear that Elizabeth Taylor is coming to visit. In Big Stone Gap, her visit is so anticipated, it's like she's an angel sent from heaven. --Ellen Williams, Amazon.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Big Stone Gap is a sleepy hamlet where kids get married and start families at eighteen, and stay for ever. So thirty-five-year old Ave Maria Mulligan is something of an oddity. A self-proclaimed spinster, as the local pharmacist she's been keeping the townsfolk's secrets for years. Now Ave Maria is about to discover a scandal in her own family's past that will blow the lid right off her quiet, uneventful life. Soon she's juggling two unexpected marriage proposals and conducting a no-holds-barred family feud. The thought of spending the rest of her life in Big Stone Gap is suddenly overwhelming...With an unforgettable cast of characters and a heroine with an extraordinary story to tell, all living in this quirky, remarkable town where even Elizabeth Taylor pays a visit, BIG STONE GAP is a wonderfully vibrant, unashamedly feel-good debut.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A really enjoyable book., 29 April 2002

By	Mr. N. P. Stoneman "Jake Marshall" (Manchester) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Big Stone Gap leaves you feeling good, and is the kind of book that by the time you've finished it you really feel as if you really know the place and the characters. It has a great mix of humour and emotion (the odd tear was shed). It is not taxing, just a very enjoyable book. I read it over a couple of days on the way to work and it certainly made the journey go faster (I also just bought a copy for my Mum). As a reader who likes authors like Anita Shreve, I'll defintely be looking out for other books by Adriana Trigiani, let's hope she keeps writing!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Big Stone Gap, 9 Jan 2003

By	Angela (Crieff, Perthshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

I bought this book and the sequel "Big Cherry Holler" on a whim and read both books in a week. I couldn't put them down. I loved them both in equal measure and found the main character Ave Maria Mulligan both lovable and irritating as she tries to sort out her life. Iva Lou was a great creation and Jack Mac has to be one of the most instantly fanciable characters in modern literature! I thought the author's ability to let us glimpse a portion of life in the Blue Ridge Mountains was exceptional. Any book that makes you laugh out loud and cry real tears has to be worth reading. Go on, spoil yourself!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Southern Comfort Delight!, 3 Feb 2004

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Genuinely warm and witty with an unforgettable cast of quirky characters, these internationally acclaimed novels, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, bring the idiosyncrasies of small-town America brilliantly to life.
‘Big Stone Gap’ is the story of a local pharmacist and self-confessed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan who has been keeping the townsfolk’s secrets for years. She is about to discover a scandal in her own family’s past that will blow the lid right off her quiet, uneventful life. Soon she’s juggling two marriage proposals and a family feud
‘Big Cherry Holler’ is the extraordinary sequel – eight years later, a deeply felt and brilliantly evoked story of two lovers who have lost their way struggling to find each other again. Ave’s past ghosts return to haunt her between the Appalachians of the Deep South and the Italian Alps. The third novel ‘Milk Glass Moon’ is about the power and truth of love, an enduring marriage, the joys and demands of motherhood, a daughter’s first love and a close-knit community faced with seismic changes. These highly original and hilariously funny novels are bursting with humour, honesty, drama and local colour.
Lovers of the book or film versions of ‘Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood’, ‘Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Caf�’ and ‘Steel Magnolias’ will definitely adore these feel-good, wholesomely honest and beautifully observed southern comfort tales. Undoubtedly some of the best books I’ve read in a while!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pass the sick bag Doris
This is a Doris Day world with a backdrop of rolling Virginia mountains and small-town, picket-fence romance. Read more

Published 1 month ago by E. Shaw

3.0 out of 5 stars Unmemorable
I was recently given three titles in the Big Stone Gap series, this being the first I have just finished reading it. Read more

Published 6 months ago by LindyLouMac

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I read this book, and every other book of Adriana Trigiani and I enjoyed every single one. Big Stone Gap grabbed my intrest from page 1 and I could not put it down until I had... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Siobhan Carson

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait
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Published on 18 Jun 2007 by Ladymoonlight

4.0 out of 5 stars Can life begin at 35?

The story of a 35 year-old Italian-American self-proclaimed spinster in a small, town in the mountains of Virginia, who finally decides to open herself to life, to the... Read more

Published on 4 Jan 2007 by maria1971

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming
This is a beautifully crafted tale of life, love, and all that comes between.
In comparison to the later Adriana Trigiani books (e. Read more

Published on 15 Oct 2005 by L. Reynolds

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! Can't wait to read the other two!
When I started this book, I thought, "Oh, no, it's American, it won't hold my interest". But, within a few pages, I was sucked into the world of Big Stone Gap, with it's colourful... Read more

Published on 14 Jun 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally enchanting
This book is un-put-downable!I bought the 3 boxed set. I read the first of the three in two days & cannot wait to start the second. Read more

Published on 12 Mar 2004 by jjball9

5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable and satisfying
I bought this on a whim as I saw the third part of the trilogy, and was intrigued. This is such a great read. Read more

Published on 22 April 2003 by robbiesmum

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm and confortable.
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