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Summary: Simply Southern
Review: I found this book to be such a delight! It so typically portrays the people and the politics of life in a small Southern town! I was compelled to read the book in one night! I truly enjoyed the sassiness of Miss Julia and the strength she found to set those nosey townspeople straight! It's a must read if you enjoy reading about Southern women!
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Summary: When life gives you lemons- make lemonade
Review: Entertaining and light, this is a fast moving fun book to read. It tells the story of a sheltered southern lady who finds herself abruptly confronted with the harsh reality of her just deceased husband's mistress and son ,neither of whose existence had she ever suspected. Suddenly she must face the fallacy of her happy marriage of convenience and cope with the events that ensue. Her feisty nature and kindness win our hearts . Liberated by her new station in life, she discovers her hidden inner strength and her self reliance grows by leaps and bounds. A heavy subject for anyone, Ross makes the incredible believable in this imaginative plot with an interesting assortment of characters. Reminiscent of the final act of some plays, the complete cast of characters are brought together in the same room to interact in a grande finale scene. The outcome will surprise you. It is highly recommended you join Miss Julia and her new found friends on some wild adventures resulting from a very seriously soul wrenching life situation. I personally look forward to reading the sequel.
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Summary: She speaks divine.....
Review: Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind was a terrific story about a woman, Miss Julia, in her 60's whose husband has just died. Miss Julia is thrust into a position of decision making, money handling and independence that she had never had to deal with during her marriage. Her husband made all the decisions, from money, church, friends, even home furnishings, that needed to be made. He had been a prominent man of the town in business and in his church, with a high moral standard that he held for everyone,....everyone it turns out except for himself. Miss Julia is suddenly in a situation involving a young boy, her husband's son by his longtime mistress. While dealing with this and a possible kidnapping, beating and likely murder, Miss Julia also has to contend with the pastor of her church attemping to get money for a large family center, and he will go to almost any means to obtain what he wants. Ann Ross has spun a wonderful story of a woman overcoming obstacles, and realizing her true strength. This was a wonderful book and I look forward to reading the next book!
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Summary: This Is What I Love About the South
Review: Ann B. Ross writes in a soothing Southern cadence that has you undeniably falling in love with Miss Julia, her maid Lillian, and all the quirky characters that inhabit this small Southern town. Miss Julia gets the shock of her life when not only the mistress of her late husband but also their illegitimate offspring suddenly appear at her door. Just when Miss Julia was getting on with her life and actually enjoying being free of the overbearing, pompous, and hypocritcal Wesley Lloyd Springer, his bleached blonde mistress and pathetic little son show up and change Miss Julia's life in ways she never expected. As she often reminds the reader, she never asked for any of this. But what she gets is heart-warming, fast-paced, and hysterically funny. The story may be slightly far-fetched, but the characters are so typically Southern---from the unscrupulous and conniving pastor to the slick televangelist and the down-home lawyer--- that you'll fall in love with this unlikely mix of characters and delight in the ways they touch each other's lives. I can't wait to read the sequel "Miss Julia Takes Over" cause I'm sure she will. She is forever telling us that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself and I'm sure, like all Southern women, Miss Julia will do it just perfectly. So pour yourself a tall glass of lemonade, settle down on the front veranda, and listen to Miss Julia tell her story.
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Summary: I loved,loved loved this book!
Review: I've just finished reading "Miss Julia speaks her mind" at a time when I needed something light to read to keep my mind off other things.Not only did this story succeed in keeping my mind occupied but I was entertained and charmed by this delightful little book.Miss Julia,a recent widow,is just starting to come to grips with her new life when her husbands mistress arrives on her doorstep with a boy that she claims is his illegitimate son.Her husband,like some I've known in real life (not me!) kept her emotionally and financially in thrall to him so that,only now is she able to have her own opinions for the first time in her life and not have to be totally dedicated to doing things his way. For a woman of her generation who has been "guided" byher husband and his church's view on the subjugation of wives and women in general,this is very heady stuff !! The story is pacy,almost rollicking,and told in a Southern style of speech that I found charming,and I will now wait eagerly fot the sequel to come out in paperback. If Southern ladies are anything at all like Miss Julia,I can't wait to meet them !
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Summary: Miss Julia speaks her mind
Review: Delightful, warm and funny at times. Can't wait to read
Miss Julia takes over...and I just bet she does!
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Summary: Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind:
Review: This was a fun book, kept me up at night wanting to know what came next. Looking forward to Julia's next adventure.
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Summary: Love it
Review: This book is so funny and so Southern, right down to the iced tea and ladies don't wear jeans, shorts, or white after Labor Day. I really like how it's written in first person, so what you read are Miss Julia's thoughts. I also enjoyed the names, especially Pastor Leadbetter- gee, what does that name say about his abilities as a pastor/leader. This book just cracked me up. I also enjoyed how most people were concerned about Miss Julia's Christian morals and in the end, she and the other "fallen women" were the only people displaying Christain mores, putting two simon-pure pastors to shame. You simply must read this book. I'm giving this book to 5 women on my Christmas list this year.
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Summary: Miss Julia Rocks!
Review: Hold on to your smellin' salts - this is one great read! Prepare to laugh out loud and also be touched. The author portrays an authentic (although somewhat reluctant) southern heroine. Those of us from the south know someone just like her, whether it's grandma, a neighbor or us. Miss Julia is a true southern lady, recently widowed, who must deal with all manner of things -- from "friends" out to get her money, to scandals, to danger to her person. All the while, she's coming into her own and finding out who she really is. This is a wonderful tale full of true southern personalities told in flawless southern cadence. It gently and lovingly pokes fun at the southern condition. True southerners will hear "home" in every word and they will love it. Everyone else ought to, or they will really be missing something.
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Summary: Pleased to meet you, Miss Julia
Review: Miss Julia is a recent widow enjoying her new found freedom and wealth when Hazel Marie Puckett shows up and asks Miss Julia to look after her son, who is also the son of Miss Julia's late husband. Throughout this book, we see Miss Julia's emotions flip-flop; the love and devotion to her late husband evolve into indifference while her indifference to Hazel and Little Lloyd evolve into love. We also meet several local characters, from the Preacher with ulterior motives to the town gossips, and watch as the always proper Miss Julia begins to assert herself and speak her mind on several matters. This book is a quick, entertaining read that will make you laugh out loud more than once. I'm ordering the sequal so I can be involved in more of Miss Julia's experiences.
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