Ain't She Sweet?

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Summary: Another Winner
Review: Ms. Susan Elizabeth Phillip scores again. The tale is such so whimsical, unbelievably funny, and improbable that I couldn't help but keep turning the pages long into the night. I loved it! The main characters are multi-faceted, so that one truly gets to know them. I enjoy some lighthearted reading in between some of the deeper tomes I usually indulge in, so this story was truly a breath of clean air which fit that bill. Ms. Phillips is a treasure. She has great insight into understanding human frailty and emotions, thus does a great job of rationalizing and explaining Sugar Beth's self-centered persona in her younger days. Additionally, Ms. Phillips knows exactly how to redeem those same personality flaws in her characters, in this case giving us a great heroine in Ms. Sugar Beth. Kudos to you Ms. Phillips!

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Summary: Outstanding.... one of her best yet
Review: Sugar Beth is sassy and sarcastic and determined not to let her hometown former friends see her down. She is broke and looking for a job and determined to get her life under control again. She has been away for 15 year, had 3 husbands and has learned life the hard way. After being the town princess thru high school, people are looking for the spoiled teenager with the poison tongue and bit by bit find the true person she has become. Colin Byrne the guy she did wrong so many years ago tries to humiliate and humble her but this steel magnolia is stronger than he thinks. A very well written and wonderful read

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Summary: MUST READ
Review: This is the best book I have read in a long time. I could not put it down. Sugar Beth reminds you of the "in girl" you knew in highschool that loved to make other people miserable, but deep down she had reasons for her behavior. Her return to her old town to locate the painting left for her by her Aunt and her dealings with her old "friends"" the Seawillows and the former teacher, whom she got fired, is an entertaining experience that will make you laugh and cry. This book is a MUST read!

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Summary: Ain't She Sweet?
Review: This is the first book by SEP, as she is called by her many long time fans, that I have had the pleasure of reading. "AIN'T SHE SWEET" is an interesting tale about what happens when a small southern towns bad girl returns home.
Sugar Beth Carey was the most hated girl in Parish, Mississippi. She was beautiful, rich and came from one of the town's most prominent families and now 15 years later she is forced to return home to Parish after a string of bad luck. But don't think that this is the story of a woman who has been humbled by the hardships befallen her and has returned home to make amends. Sugar Beth has lost none of her edge and is simply in need of some fast cash so she can hightail it right back out of her small Mississippi town. Unfortunately this is not as easy as she may have hope and she is force to come face to face with old enemies who still hold old grudges.
"AIN'T SHE SWEET" is not the funny romp that I expected when I purchased it, it does have it's more serious moments. I, however, enjoyed it nonetheless. I will definitely be purchasing more of SEP's works in the future!