Big Stone Gap: A Novel

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 towns self-proclaimed spinster, a thirty-five year old pharmacist with a mountain girls 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 shes not who she always thought she was. Before she can blink, Aves fielding marriage proposals, fighting off greedy family members, organizing a celebration for visiting celebrities, and planning the trip of a lifetimea 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. . . . From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author: Adriana Trigiani

Language: English

Edition: 1st Thus.

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 304

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Publication Date: 2001-04-03