August 3, 2010 (Penguin Group, USA)
From Goodreads: For fans of Fannie Flagg – the acclaimed author of Heartbreak Cafe delivers a heartwarming, hilarious new novel.
Twenty-three years ago, beauty queen Peach Rondell left Mississippi and vowed never to return. Now she’s back, divorced and heartbroken, trying to figure out how her life went so terribly wrong. To escape her mama’s scrutinizing gaze, she spends her days in a little storefront diner called the Heartbreak Cafe, where, in the back booth, she scribbles away in her journal, waiting for enlightenment. Instead, Peach gets something even better: the unexpected friendship of an unlikely group of folks who show Peach that finding out where you’re going usually means embracing where you’re from.
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Sounds like a sweet book Mary; enjoy
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I think the theme is spot on. Sound like a introspective read.
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Sounds like a beautiful book.
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You had me at “fans of Fannie Flagg”! Sounds like a real good one.
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Sounds really great 🙂
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awww, that sounds like an amazing summer read!
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I love the book title – it sounds like it could be the perfect summer read!
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Oh, I love Fannie Flagg and this one looks like a story in that same spirit…that porch alone swept me up!
Here’s mine:
http://chezraine.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/waiting-on-wednesday-16/
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I love Fannie Flagg, so I definitely need to check out this author! This book sounds like one that I would love!
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Sounds like a great, Southern story!
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I love Southern Lit so this sounds like a book for me! I’d like to have a nice porch like that to read it on! This one is going on the list!
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Sounds like a great summer or beach read. Thanks for sharing Mary!
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I haven’t read any of her books, but they look like wonderful summer reads. My WOW is at The Crowded Leaf.
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I love Southern fiction! I have to add this to my TBR!
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This book sounds like a pleasant read! The cafe has an interesting name too: Heartbreak Cafe. 🙂
I also like the idea of Peach scribbling away in her journal. I wonder if there’ll be journal entries in the book?
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I read her Blue Bottle club and loved it, I will have to check this one out as well.
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Hmm. I did like the first Fannie Flagg I read and I do love peaches 🙂
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Great pick! This one sounds like a great summer read. I haven’t read anything by the author, but I may have to pick this up.
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I’m a little late on the move but glad I’m caught up now =) I thought about switching to wordpress a while ago. Do you like it?
Nice wow choice this week, I’ll def have to check it out!
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Glad you found me, Mishel! I’ll email.
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I love the title, and the mention of Fannie Flagg sealed the deal. I’ll be looking for this one. Thanks for bringing it to my attention and stopping by my blog!
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This sounds so good. I’ve only read Redbird Christmas by her but I’d love to read more. I liked her writing style.
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