The Queen of the Big Time
A Novel
What's it about
Ever wonder if your true calling is waiting for you back home? Imagine leaving the big city's glamour behind for the simple, profound beauty of your roots. This story explores how the grandest life might not be the one you chase, but the one you were born into. You'll follow Nella, a young woman who trades the dazzling lights of 1920s New York for her tight-knit Italian-American community in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Discover how she navigates love, loss, and family duty to build a life richer than any skyscraper and become the unexpected heart of her town.
Meet the author
Adriana Trigiani is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker, and the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books in fiction and nonfiction. Drawing from her own Italian-American heritage and the storied lives of her grandmothers, Trigiani crafts novels rich with the authentic details of family, faith, and work. Her upbringing in a small Virginia town, surrounded by a vibrant immigrant community, provides the heartfelt inspiration for the unforgettable characters and settings found within her beloved stories.
What's it about
Ever wonder if your true calling is waiting for you back home? Imagine leaving the big city's glamour behind for the simple, profound beauty of your roots. This story explores how the grandest life might not be the one you chase, but the one you were born into. You'll follow Nella, a young woman who trades the dazzling lights of 1920s New York for her tight-knit Italian-American community in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Discover how she navigates love, loss, and family duty to build a life richer than any skyscraper and become the unexpected heart of her town.
Meet the author
Adriana Trigiani is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker, and the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books in fiction and nonfiction. Drawing from her own Italian-American heritage and the storied lives of her grandmothers, Trigiani crafts novels rich with the authentic details of family, faith, and work. Her upbringing in a small Virginia town, surrounded by a vibrant immigrant community, provides the heartfelt inspiration for the unforgettable characters and settings found within her beloved stories.
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