HOME TO BIG STONE GAP

Cassandra Campbell takes us to Big Stone Gap, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney, now having been married to her husband Jack for twenty years, has spent her entire life. Campbell's simple, warm style serves these characters well. As Ave Maria's life is complicated by unexpected events, and she finds herself facing a fork in the road, Campbell reaches into her heart and reveals her emotions and thoughts with tender compassion. Campbell's pace is in sync with these characters and life in these mountains. Be sure to keep a box of tissues nearby. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/ JUL 07]