Making Waves in Zion

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Summary: Making Waves Makes a Good Read
Review: Bought this book last week on a recommendation, read it from cover to cover in 1 evening!! What a fascinating story...makes me feel as if I had grown up in the Deep South. Looking forward to the next one.

Sincerely

Stanley Cohen

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Summary: A New Southern Voice
Review: I picked up Making Waves in Zion when I was home with the flu, and by the time I reached page 100, I forgot that I was sick! Set in the small Alabama town of Zion, this clever book features 4 different first person narratives, all in a unique southern dialect, and each of the narrators represents a different aspect of modern rural culture. As someone who was raised in a small town, I could identify the characters as my old neighbors and friends. The language and imagery was mesmerizing, and the characters practically breathed with their own motivations and desires. Plus, the book is stocked with outrageous scenes that were truly funny. I look forward to reading future works by Ms. Ray, since I recognize in her the potential to recapture the southern voices that fade with every passing year.

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Summary: This book was fantastic-- I could not put it down!
Review: This book is Southern fiction at it's finest! The setting is a small Alabama town centered on the local beauty shop. It reminded me of Cold Sassy Tree. The characters come alive and you literally can't put it down until you finish! I've heard it is being released in paperback which will make it even more appealing! Southern writer Pat Conroy highly recommends this book, in his words, "it's a wonderful and hilarious novel. The book sounds as if the whole South got together in the back yard and started telling the stories that really count." (By the way Ms. Ray recently married Mr.Conroy which makes the book even more intriguing!) If you haven't read this book you have really missed a treat!