Home to Big Stone Gap

By: Adriana Trigiani

Narrated by: Adriana Trigiani

Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first novel in the beloved Big Stone Gap series, now a major motion picture written and directed by Adriana Trigiani, starring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski, Anthony LaPaglia, and Jenna Elfman

“Delightfully quirky . . . chock-full of engaging, oddball characters and unexpected plot twists.”—People (Book of the Week)

It's 1978, and Ave Maria Mulligan is the thirty-five-year-old self-proclaimed spinster of Big Stone Gap, a sleepy hamlet in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She’s also the local pharmacist, the co-captain of the Rescue Squad, and the director of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, the town’s long-running Outdoor Drama. Ave Maria is content with her life—until, one fateful day, her past opens wide with the revelation of a long-buried secret that will alter the course of her life. Before she knows it, Ave Maria is fielding marriage proposals, trying to claim her rightful inheritance, and planning the trip of a lifetime to Italy—one that will change her view of the world and her own place in it forever.

Millions of readers and listeners around the world have fallen in love with the small town of Big Stone Gap, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and its self-proclaimed spinster. Full of wit and wonder, hilarity and heart, Big Stone Gap is a gem of a book, and one that you will share with friends and family for years to come.

WINNER OF THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA ANNUAL LITERARY AWARD

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Critic reviews

"Delightfully quirky . . . Chock full of engaging, oddball characters and unexpected plot twists.” –People (Book of the Week)

“AS COMFORTING AS A MUG OF CHAMOMILE TEA ON A RAINY SUNDAY.” –The New York Times Book Review

“CHARMING . . . READERS WOULD DO WELL TO FALL INTO THE NEAREST EASY CHAIR AND SAVOR THE STORY.” –USA Today

Big Stone Gap Gets Thumbs Up !!

First of all I loved that this was read by Adriana trigiani. I really enjoyed listening to her voice.
I had read the book before and I just loved it and I thought I would get it to listen to for those times when you cant read a book. I listened to it over two days and the book was really brought to life for me through this Audible. I will definately be getting the rest of the books in this series .

Enjoyed

You need to follow the books in sequence to sometimes understand some of the characters. Otherwise, I had a great time listening.

Big Stone Gap

This is a great 'story about finding love.

Wonderful series!

I have heard them all, and even passed them on to my mother and she loved them as well, it was a great bonding experience! We would call each other after we finished them to discuss the books! I can not say enough good things about these books, buy them all! and sit back with coffee or tea ( great for a long drive or rainy days!) and enjoy!

Just not my type of book, I guess

I have started this book two times. Once about 8 years ago, and again recently. A little into the book I recognized the story and I again stopped listening at about the same spot. I remembered why I never finished it and have made a note so I don't do this again.

The reader, who is also the author, did a good job (reading) but it just couldn't keep my interest. Again, as I said, it just isn't my type of story.

non plausible and boring

Main character: Ave Maria. Does that sound stupid to anyone other than me? She is a pharmacist that does not seam to have the brains to be one. There is a side story in which she is going to direct the town’s holiday theatre production. A male friend from her HS days who has made it big in Hollywood comes home and works on the play. Sure!!!

I have not read the previous books in the series but this book goes back and brings the reader up to date. I am glad that I did not waste my time on the previous books. This book was non plausible and boring. The plot is slow and weak at best. If you want a book to put you to sleep at night, this is the one.

I listened to the book which was narrated but the author. Her voice was as monotonous as the book was non-realistic and boring.

wrong book

Audible says that this is "Home to Big Stone Gap", but it is not. It is "Big Stone Gap" the first book.