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The Big Stone Gap Trilogy (Big Stone Gap #1-3)
by
Adriana Trigiani (Goodreads Author)
"FUNNY, CHARMING, AND ORIGINAL."
-FANNIE FLAGG
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 a...more
-FANNIE FLAGG
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 a...more
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(first published 2003)
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I enjoyed this book of living in a small mountain town. The main character, Ave Maria, has quite a few struggles and issues in her life that keep her from truly enjoying life and being grateful for what she has. She lost a son to lukemia several years ago and has not truly gotten over it and her 18 year old daughter has just gotten married to an Italian and is staying in Italy. Then her husband starts having heart problems and her life begins to change for the better. She finds out that one of h...more
I empathized often as this woman grows in her small town life. The events she goes through as a woman are well detailed without being boring and it gets you thinking about your life. Do I worry like the main character? Does my husband feel like this? Great books to read. But I just could not read them all in a row. It was too much drama at times. The main character goes through the death of a child and her mother, contemplates having an affair, while her husband may be having one, and she even h...more
Well.... OK I did read the first two books in this collection straight after each other and in two days. But my TV didn't work and it was rainy this Pentecost... The books are nice, but oh boy, did I want the hit the female protagonist. Stop whining! Love your husband and your kid and your life! Don’t analyze everything and don’t come up, after we readers think everything is hunky-dory, with another excuse or problem… But, since my TV is still broke, I will probably read the sequel tonight.
I enjoyed this trilogy. I found it very entertaining, I love the southern culture, and the dialect of the mountain people. There were also real life issues addressed - even though this is a summer read kind of book. Trigiani's "thing" is fabric. All of her books contain alot of descriptions of beautiful fabrics. I like to visualize but I don't like too many words - she's on the line. I would recommend it as a summer read!
Saw her at Westchester library Assn meeting -- she was hilarious and charming and made me want to read everything she had ever written -- especially when she described her family & neighbors.
Instead of writing separate reviews for all 3 books in the trilogy, I thought I would just combine them into one. The first book was the best, where you get to know all the strange characters in the Appalachian town of Big Stone Gap. You follow the heartache of Ave Maria, as she struggles to find her identity and the love of her life. The second book, Big Cherry Holler, flounders a little. It seems to focus more on the negative aspects of her life and the opinions she has formed. The third book,...more
Once you start these books you have to read them all, and also anything else you can find by this author. It wouldn't hurt my feelings a it if she continued on and added book 4.
I read these for the second time. . .another easy summer read. Parts don't hold up as well this time, and other parts are better.
Fun characters who are real, in real life situations. A little mystery, a little romance. All set in well described country.
I read these this series in a matter of a month, maybe even less, and I tend to be a slow reader. Just that good.
Not sure if this is my kind of book...but I am at a loss of what to read next and this popped up on my list...
Nice story, doesn't make you think much
...maybe 3 1/2 stars
Nice story, doesn't make you think much
...maybe 3 1/2 stars
I love the series and how the Author shares of her life in the mountains of Virginia.
I never read a seires before and I enjoyed the third one as much as the first one
I "read" an audio cd version. I loved the author's voice reading the book.
My favorite Trilogy of all time. These were the bast book ever!!!!!
I liked Big Stone Gap the best, but all three are easy, fun reads.
I read the whole series, but the first one was my favorite.
I really enjoyed this whole series and Eva Maria
One of my favorite series!
Enjoyable cast of characters.
Great, easy read.
Loved the triolgy
I like this book. The Big Stone Gap reminds me of the small town I grew up in. Charming story with characters you fall in love with.
Part of this trilogy is a little over the top, but I really enjoyed them. I guess they could be considered "Chick Lit" but is certainly NO Bridget Jones kind of trash. This heroine is real. She gets dirty (I imagine her wearing plaid), she's smart, and balsy. I just love her. I especially enjoyed that the author read it on audio tape. She has a lovely country accent.
it was interesting to read about the main character's family and how she deals with the past and her present. Some strange characters in this book. But i ended up really caring about them. Some parts were a little hard to believe but still over all it was well written. makes me want to visit Italy.
This is a series that starts with Big Stone Gap, a small town nestled in Virgina. It is really the characters that in the town that keep you reading. Trigiani is a great author and if you read the first book you will want to continue to see how their lives unfold.
This is a great series. I especially love the last book in the series. It had a lot of great thoughts on death and really helped me when my father passes away. It is not about death or a sad bood. The character dealt with death in her family and it helped me as well.
I absolutely adored the trilogy as i truly identified with the protagonist and all the kooky & wonderful characters in this book. Reading this book warmed my soul and made me yearn for the 'simple life' which in fact is really not so simple at all.
The writing is pure and the writer captures the beauty of every day life. She takes the mundane and elevates it to beauty--as opposed to so many books that try to be "good" by writing badly about catastrophes.
I like novels about normal lifestyles in different areas of the country with a bit of romance thrown in. These are small town character books and I enjoyed them.
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Bestselling author Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. Adriana was raised in a small coal-mining town in southwest Virginia in a big Italian family. She chose her hometown for the setting and title of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller Big Stone Gap. The heartwarming story continues in the novel's sequels...more
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