Big Stone Gap A Novel — Content Guide for Parents
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- Profanity: No source describes the language in the book.
- Gender & orientation: The plot summaries do not mention LGBTQ+ characters or relationships, but they do not cover the whole book.
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
“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 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
Don’t miss any of Adriana Trigiani’s beloved Big Stone Gap series
BIG STONE GAP • BIG CHERRY HOLLER • MILK GLASS MOON • HOME TO BIG STONE GAP
Frequently asked questions
Is Big Stone Gap A Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?
One review lists a snake-handling preacher among the town's supporting characters; no scene of worship is described. A supporting character, Iva Lou, is described as promiscuous, and the main character lusts after a band director; no sexual scenes are described.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): One review lists a snake-handling preacher among the town's supporting characters; no scene of worship is described.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: No source describes the language in the book.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have sexual content?
Found (Brief): A supporting character, Iva Lou, is described as promiscuous, and the main character lusts after a band director; no sexual scenes are described.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Big Stone Gap A Novel have gender & orientation?
Couldn't confirm: The plot summaries do not mention LGBTQ+ characters or relationships, but they do not cover the whole book.
