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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 2005 Ave, Jack Mack, Iva Lou ande Etta feel like family now. I have enjoyed all three books and I am looking forward to the fourth. I just wish Eta's story didn't feel so rushed. for some reason this was my least favorite in the big stone gap series. it had a rushed, pat feeling. ave maria seemed much more bossy and less likeable than usual, at least in her interactions with etta...although an explanation was supplied. also, the resolution to her conflict with her daughter seemed forced and too quick...she was angry on one page and over it two pages later (or at least it seemed that way). still, adriana trigiani is one of my favorite writers and i am definitely looking forward to her next book. Settling down with a book from Adriana Trigiani's Big Stone Gap series is like curling up on a Sunday afternoon with a cup of hot chocolate and a hot water bottle - it's warm, comforting and very enjoyable. In this episode of Ave Maria's life, she struggles with her daughter Etta, who is growing up from a little girl into a young woman. Ave Maria had defined ideas of what her daughter would be like, but the headstrong Etta has different ideas. Meantime, a person from Ave's past comes back into her life and makes her assess her marriage closely... All the familiar cast from the first two books are here - Iva Lou, Fleeta, Spec and of course Jack MacChesney, and reading about them is like receiving a letter from an old friend. If you enjoyed the first two books in the series, this one is recommended. Not as interesting as the first two in the series, but still a fun read and escape to the 'South', as well as Italy. I do love the main characters voice. She often has the same reactions that I do to certain situations - like running in to the floozy (Karen Bell) that attempted to steal her husband. Great internal dialog there;) A fun and delightful continuation to the history of Ave Marie, Jack Mac and their daughter Etta, as well as all the other eccentrics of Big Stone Gap that I have come to love. no reviews | add a review
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