Book: Milk Glass Moon

Milk Glass Moon, by Adriana Trigiani (Audio Book, read by the author)

I finished up Milk Glass Moon in the car on the way to and from the hospital over the last several days.

This book is set in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and in Italy and New York. It brings all the well-known characters back from the previous Big Stone Gap books.

I really enjoy Trigiani's reading of her work. She sounds very much like home, which, of course, she is, just a little further south. This is small town and Appalachian writing at its best.

I was thrilled when my alma mater managed a mention in the book.

I won't give anything away here, but this book is one I would probably listen to (or maybe read) again. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the circumstances all realistic. I know these people, some of them live around here, I think. If you enjoy reading about real people, you'll like Trigiani's books.

5 stars