A review by leskit
The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani

I'm currently about a quarter of the way through a re-read of this and I have no memory of reading it before! To be honest, the reason I'm fond of this book is that my mother grew up in Roseto and my family spent a lot of time there when I was growing up. I have been on all of these streets. My grandmother's maiden name was Pagano. She married a Menecola. We use moppeens. I have nothing but the most loving and fond memories of "growing up" in Roseto.