Book : Miss Julia Happily Ever After A Novel - Ross, Ann B.

-Titulo Original : Miss Julia Happily Ever After A Novel

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Penguin Books

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The delightful final installment of the beloved and New York Times bestselling Miss Julia seriesWedding fever hits Abbotsville and several of Miss Julias friends have plans to tie the knot. But, as usual, nothing is so simple. Christy Hargrove suddenly gives up a lifelong dream and drops out of medical school to marry, Helen Stroud and Thurlow Jones decide to change their commercial arrangement into a marital one, and, to Miss Julias consternation, Lillian, her housekeeper and closest companion, is considering a less-than-romantic offer to wed a local businessman who turns courting into a job interview. And then theres LuAnne who just wants to be married, and Janelle who doesnt.Miss Julia wants to properly celebrate each ceremony, insofar as anyone will let her. But Helen wants a private, even secretive, wedding; Christys fiance wants a destination wedding, and Lillian cant decide if she wants a wedding at all. In the middle of it all, a strange figure keeps showing up in town, streaking across lawns and vandalizing the gardens of Miss Julias neighbors. Abbotsvilles liveliest resident finds herself trying to solve it all---matters of the heart and petty crime alike---and once again save the day. Review Praise for Ann B. Ross and the Miss Julia series:A charming, fun adventure with new relatives, old secrets and a will putting Miss Julia and the Abbotsville regulars in a true Southern mess. I loved it! -Duffy Brown, bestselling author of the Consignment Shop Mystery SeriesAnn B. Ross develops characters so expertly, through quirks, names, and mannerisms, that they easily feel familiar as the reader is gently immersed into the world Miss Ross has created. . . . A delightful read. -Winston-Salem JournalMiss Julia is one of the most delightful characters to come along in years. Ann B. Ross has created what is sure to become a classic Southern comic novel. Hooray for Miss Julia, I could not have liked it more. -Fannie Flagg, author of The All-Girl Filling Stations Last ReunionYes, Miss Julia is back, and I, for one, am one happy camper. -J.A. Jance, author of Cold BetrayalRoss has a gift for elevating such everyday matters as marital strife and the hazards of middle age to high comedy, while painting her beautifully drawn characters with wit and sympathy. -Publishers Weekly About the Author Ann B. Ross is the author of twenty-two novels featuring the popular Southern heroine Miss Julia, as well as Etta Maes Worst Bad-Luck Day, a novel about one of Abbotsvilles other most outspoken residents: Etta Mae Wiggins. Ross holds a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has taught literature at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1All things considered, youd think wed have taken it in stride, but no. I mean, people get married all the time, dont they? But just let someone mention the words wedding, bridesmaid, engagement ring, or the like and everybody gets all atwitter with excitement even though the happy couple may be the most unlikely pairing anyone could imagine.As word of the currently forthcoming nuptials began to trickle out, I admit to a tingle of excitement myself, although my fingers were crossed behind my back whenever I passed the news along. Of course I wished them well and all that, but I couldnt help but wonder why theyd want to rock the boat. Their present arrangement seemed the best possible one under the circumstances, and theyd already lived down the rampant speculation and gossip that had stirred the town when shed moved in, so why in the world would they want to start it all up again?I didnt know, but one thing I did know and that was that Helen Stroud never did anything she had not thoroughly thought through and determined the benefit, or lack of same, to her. And if that makes