MILK GLASS MOON

The conclusion to the Big Stone Gap trilogy takes us back into the lives of Ave Maria and Jack Mac, Etta and Iva Lou in the Southern town of Big Stone Gap. Ave Maria struggles with her teenaged daughter, Iva Lou's, health and her marriage to Jack Mac. They travel the Blue Ridge Mountains and explore New York City while their relationship strengthens and deepens. As Adriana Trigiani reads this story in her subtle southwest Virginia accent, enunciating her words in that lispy Southern drawl, the familiar small-town characters come alive. Trigiani's narration works well with the first-person narrative of Ave Maria, creating the illusion that the author is telling the tale of her own life. MILK GLASS MOON is a snapshot of the comfort of small-town living where everyone knows you and your business. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 02/ JAN 03]