Big Cherry Holler

Shirley J.          Adult Fiction      Life in Appalachia, Living in a Small Town,  Trials & Marital Bonds

Big Cherry Holler (Book 2 in the Big Stone Gap series) by Adriana Trigiani    272 pages                    

I loved this book!  The characters are so down to earth and folksy.   Set in Appalachia, a city gal in her 40s marries a man from Appalachia and moves back to his home town, Big Cherry Holler, with him and begins life as a wife and learns the less hectic though just as intense life in rural America.   Another woman makes significant moves on Avi Maria's husband Mac.   Ave Maria sees her marriage going up in flames, especially when the family vacation they had planned to go to Italy to meet up with Ave Maria's Italian father and his kids while touring Italy suddenly becomes a solo trip for Ave Maria and her daughter.  Hubby stays home to "play."   Girlfriends from Big Cherry Holler contact Ave Maria to tell her to come home this woman stealing her husband plans on keeping him and marrying him herself.  A great story not to be missed.   Didn't know it was a series though it stands alone beautifully, now I can't wait to read the rest of the series.  You will love these characters, most especially Ave Maria.  I recommend this one to mature teens on up to senior citizens.