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The Book of Peach

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.

Reviewer: Amy
Review: Jul 24, 2010
Genre(s): Mainstream / General
The author of this extremely witty and honest novel brings us into the world of the South, and what the "Name" means to good old southern ladies and gentleman.  A girl can be ugly as a mud fence, dumb as a brick, or even crafty as a cockroach, but if she has the right "Name," she's absolutely golden.  Heritage and ancestry are explored a great deal as we first meet up with Prisc

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