Adriana Trigiani is an award-winning playwright, television writer, and documentary filmmaker. Her books include the New York Times bestseller The Shoemaker's Wife ; the Big Stone Gap series; Very Valentine ; Brava, Valentine ; Lucia, Lucia ; and the bestselling memoir Don't Sing at the Table , as well as the young adult novels Viola in Reel Life and Viola in the Spotlight . She wrote the screenplay for Big Stone Gap , which she also directed. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.