';One of my all-time favourite novels' WHOOPI GOLDBERG ';Funny, charming and original' FANNIE FLAGG, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe How do you face the future when the past won't let you go? Big Stone Gap is a sleepy village where kids get married and start families at eighteen, and stay for ever. So thirty-five-year old Ave Maria Mulligan is something of an oddity. A self-proclaimed spinster, as the local pharmacist shes been keeping the townsfolks secrets for years. Now Ave Maria is about to discover a scandal in her own familys past that will blow the lid right off her quiet, uneventful life. Soon shes juggling two unexpected marriage proposals and conducting a no-holds-barred family feud. The thought of spending the rest of her life in Big Stone Gap is suddenly overwhelming . . .The ultimate Small Town American novel from the bestselling author of The Shoemakers Wife, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. Praise for the BIG STONE GAP series: Hilarious and romantic. I couldn't put it down' SARAH JESSICA PARKER One of my all-time favourite novels WHOOPI GOLDBERG ';If you love curling up with charming tales of small towns and quirky characters, switch off with this' COSMOPOLITAN Delightfully quirkyPEOPLE As comforting as a mug of chamomile tea on a rainy SundayNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Utterly addictiveGLAMOUR As quirky and charming as her first novel. If you are not a fan already, you will be after this COMPANY Honest, wholesome entertainment with a spicy Deep South kick DAILY MAIL As warm and sweet as Southern Comfort ELLE
