Miss Julia Paints the Town (Miss Julia)
by Ann B. Ross
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Author: Ann B. RossEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-03-27
ISBN: 0670018643
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Viking Adult
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Book Review: There's never a dull moment in Abbotsville, N.C. ...
Summary: 5 Stars
... and matron Julia Springer Murdoch always has her finger on the pulse of the community. (At least, she THINKS she does.) This month something seems to be terribly wrong with MEN, especially with the husbands of some of her dearest friends. Mildred's Horace has wrecked his car and is nowhere to be found. LuAnne's timid Leonard has suddenly become bold enough to move out because he wants "some space." Emma Sue's minister husband is considering answering a congregational call in Raleigh -- without her. And Helen's Richard appears to have absconded with all the money he took from local investors, including Miss Julia. Julia's husband Sam is spending far too much time at Helen's house, consoling and advising her of her legal rights. As if matters couldn't be worse: A New Jersey developer named Arthur Kessler wants to tear down the old domed courthouse in the middle of town and construct a high-rise condo plaza in its place. Needless to say, Miss Julia once again finds herself in the middle of it all. If she's not being pulled aside to be told something in confidence, she's plotting how to distract Mr. Kessler from his focus on the town and how to win Sam back from Helen. And since Hazel Marie has joined J.D. Pickens for a quick trip to San Francisco, Miss Julia must employ the services of Etta Mae Wiggins and Poochie Dunn to help her bring down justice -- literally -- to Abbot County. All of the circumstances culminate in a Southern soiree, complete with pig roast. What a hoot!
Fans of the series will love catching up with these characters again. Newbies should be warned: they'll want to go back and read the previous eight episodes. Miss Julia's adventures are always entertaining and are worth sharing with a friend.
Summary of Miss Julia Paints the Town (Miss Julia)
Development threatens Abbotsville, but not for long when Miss Julia takes on the causeWhen developers threaten to bulldoze the old courthouse to make way for condominiums, Miss Julia is dismayed. She enlists the help of Etta Mae Wiggins in a plot to scare off the money by exposing the town?s many eccentric characters. Abbotsville has plenty of local color of the kind not usually listed in brochures for upscale condos: Tonya?s sex change, Julia?s stint as a biker chick, Brother Vern?s evangelistic passion, and a mysterious apparition on a church wall. As if this isn?t enough to keep Miss Julia busy, she soon also discovers that several of her friends? husbands have vanished?and her own husband seems to be as scarce as hen?s teeth. Marriages, divorces, fraud charges, and reconciliations all play out against a backdrop of Miss Julia?s struggle to save Abbotsville?s historic courthouse, her marriage, and her sanity. Miss Julia Paints the Town is another rollicking good ride for fans of the winning series.
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