{"product_id":"big-stone-gap","title":"Big Stone Gap","description":"\u003cb\u003e'One of my all-time favourite novels' \u003ci\u003eWHOOPI GOLDBERG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Funny, charming and original' \u003ci\u003eFANNIE FLAGG, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do you face the future when the past won't let you go?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 she's been keeping the townsfolk's secrets for years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now Ave Maria is about to discover a scandal in her own family's past that will blow the lid right off her quiet, uneventful life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Soon she's 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate Small Town American novel from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shoemaker's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for the BIG STONE GAP series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Hilarious and romantic. I couldn't put it down' \u003cb\u003eSARAH JESSICA PARKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of my all-time favourite novels' \u003cb\u003eWHOOPI GOLDBERG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'If you love curling up with charming tales of small towns and quirky characters, switch off with this' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCOSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Delightfully quirky' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'As comforting as a mug of chamomile tea on a rainy Sunday' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Utterly addictive' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'As quirky and charming as her first novel. If you are not a fan already, you will be after this' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMPANY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Honest, wholesome entertainment with a spicy Deep South kick' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'As warm and sweet as Southern Comfort' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eELLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages | Published April 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986390761821,"sku":"9781471192579","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781471192579.jpg?v=1774498375","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/big-stone-gap","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}