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The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani
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The Queen of the Big Time

by Adriana Trigiani

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  katiemertz | Nov 20, 2009 |
This book is about the life of a strong determined and intelligent woman in the early 1900's. She is such a leader and yet hardship continues to knock her down from her dreams. But in the midst of it all - she "remakes" her dreams and excels in what comes her way as her life unfolds she touches many people. ( )
  kitkat4real | Jan 14, 2009 |
Good story, the main character reminded me of the main character of Big Stone Gap, but that was fine. The story is set in the 1920s (although we follow Nella, with great jumps until her death much later). Nella is a farmer's daughter living in a town in Pennsylvania (USA) with many Italian immigrants, like them. She has a good set of brains and wants to become a teacher.

She manages to go to secondary school for a while, until her father has an accident and she has to leave school, in order to work in a factory. She meets a man, 7 years older than her, and falls in love with him.

A believable story. ( )
  judithann | Jun 22, 2008 |
As a child I lived near Roseto, PA. This book brought back many wonderful memories. If you are looking for a quick read that makes you laugh and cry, this is the book to get. Triginai is a master at painting the picture of this small-town, close-knit community. She also was very astutely accurate in portraying the gossipy, pettiness of this area in North East Pennsylvania. I enjoyed this book tremendously.
  Whisper1 | Jan 20, 2008 |
Easy to read.. but I was left a little short with the whole unrequited love bit.. it just never really rang true for me. ( )
  whitebalcony | Dec 31, 2007 |
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In memory of my grandmother Yolanda P. Trigiani
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Today is the day my teacher, Miss Stoddard, comes to see my parents.
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This book is not part of the Big Stone Gap series.
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Amazon.com (ISBN 0345459202, Mass Market Paperback)

In the town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, not much happens. The highlight of 35-year-old Ave Maria Mulligan's week comes on Friday, with the arrival of the Bookmobile, the sight of which sends her into raptures. Her favorite book concerns the ancient Chinese art of reading faces. Through her face-readings, we come to understand the hostilities simmering within her family: her father whose small eyes are the clear "sign of a deceptive nature." Her aunt who "has a small head and thin lips. (That's a terrible combination.)" Adriana Trigiani's first novel concerns the family scandals that befall Ave Maria in this seemingly uneventful town. Greed, lust, envy--all the ancient emotional elements--manifest themselves even in this hamlet of "ordinary folk." Fans of Fannie Flagg or Rebecca Wells will enjoy this down-home tale, full of small, everyday details and colloquial revelations. The writing is often awkward, but so too are the characters who inhabit this place: the Bookmobile lady who thinks of herself as the sexiest woman alive; the amateur actors in the local Outdoor Drama who bristle with ambition when they hear that Elizabeth Taylor is coming to visit. In Big Stone Gap, her visit is so anticipated, it's like she's an angel sent from heaven. --Ellen Williams

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