Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani Review
December 13th, 2006 by admin
Milk Glass Moon is the third book in a series of books about Big Stone Gap. I recommend reading the books in order which means reading “Big Stone Gap,” then “Big Cherry Holler,” then “Milk Glass Moon,” and then “Home to Big Stone Gap” which as of the writing of this review is the latest book in the series. I have read all four of the books and recommend them
Milk Glass Moon once again brings us into the life of Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney. Her daughter is growing up which brings new joys, disappointments, and challenges to Ave Maria’s life. Teenage years can be very difficult for a mother and daughter and Ave Maria and Etta deal with their share of conflict. Etta makes a decision that Ave Maria has a very difficult time accepting and it threatens to ruin their relationship.
Her marriage to Jack MacChesney is going well. After a rocky patch in the marriage that was a big part of the last book, Big Cherry Holler, Ave Maria and Jack are still together and happy.
What I like about the books in the Big Stone Gap series is that they talk about real life situations and how people deal with them. At any one time a person may have several things happening to deal with and this book is written in that style. Ave Maria has to juggle her time to keep things going at her job at Mutual’s and work on her relationships there; she needs to take time to be with a dear friend when she is faced with a life threatening situation; she has to work on her marriage because a marriage takes time and hard work; she needs to find enough time to not let her other friendships go by the wayside; and she has her daughter which is the center of her life to love, guide, and help along the way as she grows up and finds her own life.
My rating (0-10 smilies): 8 ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☺☺