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Adriana Trigiani


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Bestselling author Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. Adriana was raised in a small American coal-mining town in southwest Virginia in a big Italian family. She chose her hometown for the setting and title of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller Big Stone Gap. The heartwarming story continues in the novel's sequels Big Cherry Holler, Milk Glass Moon, and Home to Big Stone Gap. Stand-alone novels Lucia, Lucia; The Queen of the Big Time; and Rococo, all topped the bestseller lists, as did Trigiani's 2009 Very Valentine and its 2010 sequel Encore Valentine. (Known as Brava, Valentine in the U.S.)

Trigiani teamed up with her family for Cooking with My Sisters, a cookbook coauthored by her sister Mary, with contributions from their sisters and mother. The cookbook-memoir features recipes and stories dating back a hundred years from both sides of their Italian-American family.
 


Genres: General Fiction, Romance, Historical, Young Adult Romance, Historical Romance, Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Big Stone Gap
   1. Big Stone Gap (2000)
   2. Big Cherry Holler (2001)
   3. Milk Glass Moon (2002)
   4. Home to Big Stone Gap (2006)
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Valentine Trilogy
   1. Very Valentine (2009)
   2. Brava, Valentine (2010)

     aka Encore Valentine

   3. The Supreme Macaroni Company (2013)
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Viola
   1. Viola in Reel Life (2009)
   2. Viola in the Spotlight (2011)
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Novels
   Lucia, Lucia (2003)
   The Queen of the Big Time (2004)
   Rococo (2005)
   The Shoemaker's Wife (2012)
   All the Stars in the Heavens (2015)
   Kiss Carlo (2017)
   Tony's Wife (2018)
   The Good Left Undone (2022)
   The View From Lake Como (2025)
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Collections
   American Girls About Town (2004) (with others)
   Reunion Beach (2021) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Adriana Trigiani
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Jane Austen Made Me Do It (2011)
Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart
edited by
Laurel Ann Nattress

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The Heart of Winter (2025)
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"Jonathan Evison, the brilliant American storyteller, has written a novel for the ages. Abe and Ruth Winter are in a long marriage, having experienced all the joy and pain that comes from living in a lifelong partnership. Ruth is a resplendent character, a mother and wife with dreams of her own, while Abe has to reinvent himself when the worst happens. Love, forgiveness and redemption built the soul of this story. A must read."
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A Golden Life (2024)
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"In the expert hands of Ginny Kubitz Moyer, A Golden Life is a dazzling story set in Hollywood's dream factory. Frances Healey, an ambitious, young secretary finds herself in the front office where scripts are approved and dreams are born. Frances has her own secrets, with moxie and grit, she navigates the business with an eye for storytelling and a heart that will change the course of the business of the studio. A fabulous read!"
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The Empress of Cooke County (2024)
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"You won't simply read THE EMPRESS OF COOKE COUNTY, you will fall into a world we all long for: sizzling small-town life in the American south with its secret history, vivid characters, and juicy dramas. If the complicated JEZEBEL and the feisty women of STEEL MAGNOLIAS had a baby, it might be Posey Jarvis. Put on a pot of coffee, cut yourself a wedge of chess pie and dive in."

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