Big Cherry Holler: A Big Stone Gap Novel: 2 - Softcover

Trigiani, Adriana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345445848 ISBN 13: 9780345445841

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2002

Synopsis

"Heartwarming . . . Everything that really matters is here: humor, romance, wisdom, and drama."--The Dallas Morning News

Eight years have passed since Ave Maria Mulligan married Jack Mac, moved up into the hills, and dug in her roots even deeper. But Ave Maria soon discovers that the mountains cannot shelter her from the painful lessons of the heart. As her life reaches a crossroads, almost everybody in town has advice to offer--including the Bookmobile's self-appointed sexpert Iva Lou Wade, savvy pharmacy owner Pearl Grimes ("a very mature twenty-four"), crusty chain-smoking cashier Fleeta, and of course, the always-wise band director Theodore Tipton, now unofficially "out" and about. But when Ave Maria takes her daughter to Italy for the summer, her passion for a seductive stranger will test her marriage--and push her to choose the man who is truly her destiny.

At once funny and deeply poignant, resonant with the power of love and forgiveness and the unexpected events that force us to stake a claim in our own lives, Big Cherry Holler is a wise, wonderful story to treasure.

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Review

Praise for BIG STONE GAP
"Charming . . . Readers would do well to fall into the nearest easy chair and savor the story."
-- USA Today

"Delightfully quirky . . . chock-full of engaging, oddball characters and unexpected plot twists, this Gap is meant to be crossed."
-- People (Book of the Week)

"As comforting as a mug of chamomile tea on a rainy Sunday."
-- The New York Times Book Review

"A touching tale of a sleepy Southern town and a young woman on the brink of self-discovery and acceptance."
-- Southern Living

"Ave Maria's spunky attitude, sardonic wit, and extravagant generosity compel you into her fan club . . . . Delightfully entertaining."
-- Tampa Tribune

"A delightful tale of intimate community life [where] the characters are as real as the ones who live next door."
-- Sunday Oklahoman

"In a sassy Southern voice, [Trigiani] creates honest, endearingly original characters."
-- Glamour

About the Author

ADRIANA TRIGIANI grew up in Virginia and now lives in New York City with her husband. She is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker. BIG CHERRY HOLLER is her second novel. She is currently at work on the film version of her first novel BIG STONE GAP, for which she wrote the screenplay and which she will also direct.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0345445848
• ISBN 13: 9780345445841
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304