Chrys has reached a fork in the road of her life journey. The woman, not the romance, is at the center of the story. This is a southern charm bracelet of a book with one charming character after another making up this story. The only con I can think of is that things wrapped up a little quickly at the end. One that is sometimes difficult to find in lesfic. Thank you Julia Watts for this storyline. I loved that this story shows the main character coming home to rest her heart and “put up” with her backwoods family, only to find that it is her family that helps her heal and grow. This is a funny, touching story full of charming, quirky characters. I felt like I was watching Wheel of Fortune on the tv in the other room while Chrys and Nanny sat on the porch drinking iced tea. The author has a deep affection for her characters and setting and that familiarity drew me right in. You may not know the people of Piney Creek, but you know people who are like them. I love how the author adds little nuances to the characters, bringing depth to them. The author is from the south and the perfect dialogue draws the reader from wherever they live down into the southern town of Piney Creek, located in a “holler off a dirt road.” This story is as warm and inviting as a good friend with a hot cup of coffee on a cold day.
Meredith broke up with me.” The Writing Style ”I’m waiting for the government to declare my life a national disaster.
She is grounded and seems sure of her place in the world. She lets her granddaughter take care of her as she comes to terms with the life changes of growing older.ĭee is a divorced single mother and Nanny’s new physical therapist. At the beginning of the story she is in that hurt place and doubting everything about her life, but Nanny, her grandmother, is not about to let her wallow in her sadness. I loved getting to know Chrystal Pickett through her interaction with her Appalachian family.
Not until she can heal her heart and figure out how she got to this broken place. She earned a PhD in English Literature and was an instructor at a small college until her girlfriend “traded her in for a newer model.”įorty years old and heartbroken, she decides to go home, just for the summer, and take care of her grandmother since Nanny just fired her aide for stealing her pills.Ĭhrys is knocked off her feet by her attraction to Nanny’s physical therapist Dee, but knows that she’s not ready for another relationship. This is lesfic with touch of romance.Ĭhrys Pickett left her small town home in Appalachia and her accent behind in Piney Creek. Hypnotizing Chickens by Julia Watts proves you can go home again and learn a thing or two about yourself while there.
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