Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani is an American novelist.

Trigiani grew up in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and in 2001 wrote a novel about the town titled "Big Stone Gap". It was followed by three sequels, "Big Cherry Holler," "Milk Glass Moon," and "Home to Big Stone Gap." Aside from that series, she has written "Rococo", "Queen of the Big Time", and "Lucia, Lucia". She also co-wrote a cookbook with her sisters, appropriately titled "Cooking With My Sisters: One Hundred Years of Family Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap."

Adriana's latest novel, "Very Valentine", will be published in early 2009.

Adriana attended Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, as did the Italian heroine of "Big Stone Gap", Ave Maria Mulligan.

Adriana was a writer for The Cosby Show and also for its spinoff series A Different World. She spent a decade working in film and television before beginning on novels.

Literary Works

Novels

*"Big Stone Gap"
*"Big Cherry Holler"
*"Milk Glass Moon"
*"Lucia, Lucia"
*"The Queen of the Big Time"
*"Rococo"
*"Home to Big Stone Gap"
*"Very Valentine" (2009)

Cookbooks

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External links and references

* [http://www.adrianatrigiani.com Official website]