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'Delightful' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Can she find it in her heart to let go before it’s too late?

As her daughter grows up, Ave Maria can’t help but feel time is slipping through her fingers. Her friends in Big Stone Gap are going through major life changes, too, and her husband seems desperate to reinvent himself in ways nobody could have predicted.

Reaching into the past to find answers to the present, Ave Maria is led to places she never dreamed she would go, and as people enter her life and rock the foundation, Ave Maria faces the true test of love: letting go.

The third in the bestselling and much-loved BIG STONE GAP series from the bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick

Praise for the BIG STONE GAP series:

'Hilarious and romantic. I couldn’t put it down’ SARAH JESSICA PARKER
'One of my all-time favourite novels' WHOOPI GOLDBERG
‘If you love curling up with charming tales of small towns and quirky characters, switch off with this’ COSMOPOLITAN
'Delightfully quirky' PEOPLE
'As comforting as a mug of chamomile tea on a rainy Sunday' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'Utterly addictive' GLAMOUR
'As quirky and charming as her first novel. If you are not a fan already, you will be after this' COMPANY
'Honest, wholesome entertainment with a spicy Deep South kick' DAILY MAIL
'As warm and sweet as Southern Comfort' ELLE

About The Author

©Tim Stevenson 2008

Adriana Trigiani grew up in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and now lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. In addition to being the author of Big Stone Gap, Big Cherry Holler, Milk Glass Moon and Lucia, Lucia, Adriana is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker. Lucia, Lucia was nominated for Richard and Judy's 'Best Read', 2004. She has written the screen adaptation of her novel Big Stone Gap, which she will also direct.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (February 8, 2018)
  • Length: 336 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781849834049

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Praise for Adriana Trigiani

‘A gorgeous piece of escapism’ The Times

'A comedy writer with a heart of gold' New York Times

'Trigiani is a master of palpable and visual detail' Washington Post

'One of my all-time favourite novels' Whoopi Goldberg

'Utterly addictive' Glamour

'Exquisite writing and a story enriched by the power of abiding love' USA Today

'Full of romance, drama and snappy dialogue' People

'Eminently readable and richly imagined' Publisher's Weekly

'Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller' Boston Globe

'Hilarious and romantic. I couldn't put it down' Sarah Jessica Parker

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