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Original Title:	Big Stone Gap
ISBN:	0345459202 (ISBN13: 9780345459206)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Big Stone Gap #1
Characters:	Pearl Grimes, Fleeta Mullins, Theodore Tipton, Ave Maria Mulligan, Iva Lou Wade, Elmo Gaspar, Elizabeth Taylor, John Warner, Nan MacChesney, Lew Eisenberg, Inez Eisenberg, Spec, Otto, Worley, Aunt Cecelia, Lyle Makin, Tayloe Slagle, Gala Nuccio, Aunt Alice, Uncle Wayne, Meoli Vilminore, Zia Antonietta, Betty Slagle, Nellie Goodloe, Mario Barbari, Jack "Jack Mac" MacChesney
Setting:	Big Stone Gap, Virginia(United States) Virginia(United States)

Big Stone Gap (Big Stone Gap #1)

Adriana Trigiani

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 3.85 | 41817 Users | 3026 Reviews

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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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Title	:	Big Stone Gap (Big Stone Gap #1)
Author	:	Adriana Trigiani
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	January 1st 2003 by Fawcett Books (first published January 1st 2000)
Categories	:	Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance. Adult Fiction. Adult. American. Southern. Contemporary

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Ratings: 3.85 From 41817 Users | 3026 Reviews

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This is a 2 1/2 star read. This book was being promoted by the publisher in conjunction with a movie debuting in October 2015. I have heard nothing about the movie, so I am assuming it was a flop. After reading this book, I am trying to think of a reason for making a movie of it. The leading character is nearing her 36th birthday, but seemed as childish as a 15 year old. Ave Maria Mulligan (isn't that an awful name?) apparently is beautiful, smart and industrious, but has never had a boyfriend.

I started this book with high hopes; I'd heard such good things about Trigiani's other books (especially Lucia, Lucia). But I was more than a little disappointed. I found the writing to be trite, and the characters' behavior too often inexplicable.This book is supposedly about how Ave Maria, the "town spinster" of Big Stone Gap, finds herself and finds love over the course of a year. I suppose that she does, but there were too many improbable things in the story to make either of her discoveries

I'm reserving my review for after the book club discussion. They always change my mind. #readWomen

This was a fun romantic comedy type story. It made me laugh out loud, which is always a good sign when a book can do that to me! It even made me tear up at a couple of points. There were also some times when the main character annoyed me and I wanted to hit her. But she did come to her senses and all was well in the end so that was good. I didn't have to hit her anymore.... For the most part I was interested and wanting to carry on. There were some parts where I felt there was too much blah-blah

I truly enjoyed this book. I loved Ava Maria (what a name!), and all the characters in Stone Gap. I loved the descriptions of the small mountain community and the way it brought back memories of my visits to Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Ava Maria begins the book with this thought: This will be a good weekend for reading, I picked up a dozen of Vernie Crabtree's killer chocolate chip cookies . . . those, a pot of coffee, and a good book are all I will need for the rainy weekend rolling

I really enjoyed Big Stone Gap and was delighted to learn that this is the first in the series of novels featuring the folks of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. It is a feel good novel with a strong southern story line that includes Chinese face reading and a bookmobile! (Remember the bookmobile?) Family secrets, generous hearts, self-discovery. A sit back and relax with a glass of ice tea book ... Perfect summer read.

A good choice if you want to escape into a small town in the Appalachian part Virginia with some colorful, gossipy characters and want a few laughs. Ave Maria is in her mid-30s and is worried about becoming an old maid, so gets serious about acquiring a love life. I appreciated some of the details of her life as a pharmacist, town theater producer, emergency response team member, and all around do gooder. Her lusty friend who runs a bookmobile, Iva Lou, advises her on romance strategies:There