Big Cherry Holler - Softcover

Trigiani, Adriana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743430344 ISBN 13: 9780743430340

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2002

Synopsis

It's been eight years since town pharmacist and longtime spinster Ave Maria Mulligan married coal miner Jack MacChesney. With her newfound belief in love and its possibilities, Ave Maria has made a life for herself and her growing family, hoping that her fearless leap into commitment will make happiness stay. What she hasn't counted on is that fate and the ghosts of the past will come to haunt her and, eventually, test the love she has for her husband. The mountain walls that have always protected her cannot spare Ave Maria the life lessons she must learn. BIG CHERRY HOLLER is the story of a marriage, revealing the deep secrets, the power struggle, the betrayal and the unmet expectations that exist between a man and wife. But it is also the story of a community that must reinvent itself as it comes to grips with the decline of the coal-mining industry, and of an extended family, the people of Big Stone Gap, who are there for one another, especially when times are tough.Brimming with humour, wisdom, honesty, and the drama and local colour of mountain life from Virginia to Italy, BIG CHERRY HOLLER is a deeply felt, brilliantly evoked story of two lovers who have lost their way, and their struggle to find each other again.

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Product Description

The first in the series, BIG STONE GAP stars an unforgettable cast of characters and a heroine with an extraordinary story to tell. This is a wonderfully vibrant, unashamedly feel-good debut. BIG CHERRY HOLLER is the extraordinary sequel to BIG STONE GAP, taking us back to mountain life in Virginia and also to Italy. A deeply felt, brilliantly evoked story of two lovers who have lost their way, and their struggle to find each other again. The third in the series, MILK GLASS MOON sees Ave Maria led to places she never dreamed she would go, and to people who enter her life and rock its foundation.

Review

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

"From the Hardcover edition.""

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

From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0743430344
• ISBN 13: 9780743430340
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 304