Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers

"No one ever reads just one of Trigiani’s wonderfully quirky tales. Once you pick up the first, you are hooked.” —BookPage

New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani shares a treasure trove of insight and guidance from her two grandmothers: time-tested, common sense advice on the most important aspects of a woman’s life, from childhood to the golden years. Seamlessly blending anecdote with life lesson, Don’t Sing at the Table tells the two vibrant women’s real-life stories—how they fell in love, nurtured their marriages, balanced raising children with being savvy businesswomen, and reinvented themselves with each new decade. For readers of Big Stone Gap, Very Valentine, Lucia, Lucia, and Rococo, this loving memoir is the Trigiani family recipe for chicken soup for the soul

A treasure trove of common sense from two very uncommon women

As devoted readers of Adriana Trigiani's New York Times bestselling novels know, this "seemingly effortless storyteller" (Boston Globe) frequently draws inspiration from her own family history, in particular, the lives of her two remarkable grandmothers, who have found their way into all of Trigiani's treasured novels. In Don't Sing at the Table, this much-beloved writer has gathered their estimable life lessons, revealing how her grandmothers' simple values have shaped her own life, sharing the experiences, humor, and wisdom of her beloved mentors that will delight readers of all ages.

“Soothingly and with clarity…. Readers will find her strength and optimism helpful, and her legions of loyal fans will enjoy learning more about the women who influenced, inspired, and, according to Trigiani, made possible some of her best-selling fiction.” - Booklist

“[C]harming… comforting lessons for readers seeking a simpler way of life.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Delightful, energetic. . . . Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” - Boston Globe

“Well crafted work with sometime lyrical, sometimes flat-out-funny writing.” - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Trigiani combines family and American history, reflections on lives well-lived, and sound advice to excellent effect, as a legacy to her daughter and a remembrance of two inimitable women.” - Publishers Weekly

“Best-selling author Trigiani (Very Valentine) presents a loving paean to her Italian grandmothers... there is much warmth in these remembrances that will resonate with readers who enjoyed strong relationships with their own grandparents and know the value they can bring to our lives.” - Library Journal

“Compelling.” - Entertainment Weekly

>“Wonderful.” - Boston Herald

“Comforting.” - New York Times Book Review

“Sassy.” - Glamour

“One of the reigning queens of women’s fiction.” - USA Today

“Trigiani is a seemingly effortless storyteller.” - Boston Globe

“Adriana Trigiani listens to her readers, then gives them what they want.” - Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Delightfully quirky.” - People

“Heartwarming.” - Cosmopolitan

“Dazzling.” - USA Today

“Trigiani has certainly not lost her ability to breathe life into everything she writes.” - Roanoke Times

“Adriana Trigiani listens to her readers, then gives them what they want. ” - Richmond Times-Dispatch