Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the tiny town of Big Stone Gap is home to some of the most charming eccentrics in the state. Ave Maria Mulligan is the town’s self-proclaimed spinster, a thirty-five year old pharmacist with a “mountain girl’s body and a flat behind.” She lives an amiable life with good friends and lots of hobbies until the fateful day in 1978 when she suddenly … discovers that she’s not who she always thought she was. Before she can blink, Ave’s fielding marriage proposals, fighting off greedy family members, organizing a celebration for visiting celebrities, and planning the trip of a lifetime — a trip that could change her view of the world and her own place in it forever. Brimming with humor and wise notions of small-town life, Big Stone Gap is a gem of a book with a giant heart…
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Big Stone Gap is a great story with wonderful characters. Once done, you want to read the next one to see what happens to your new “friends”.
Charming story, great characters. Want to read more by this author!
The whole series is fabulous!
A bit too predictable. OK, but not a page-turner.
Enjoyed. This is one of her books I read in 2000. It was good
A wonderful intro to this delightful series of books.
I enjoy most of Trangali’s books but this one was different & also truly enjoyable.
I loved this book and the Author, Adriani Trigiani is a great story teller. I am now reading the 2nd book Big Cherry Hollar and I really like it too.
Nice to be in a small town setting instead of the metropolis. You can almost see the characters develop.
A delightful book which I really enjoyed.
Nobody describes a scene like Adriana Trigiani.