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Summary: "Warning"
Review: "When I'm an old woman, I shall wear a purple dress with a red hat..." Haywood Smith, in her book THE RED HAT CLUB, captures the spirit of the young southern "Mademoiselle" in the 60's. The Mademoiselles evolve into "Red Hats" in this delightful and entertaining book. I couldn't put it down. I laughed aloud at the authors witty descriptions and wiped away my own bittersweet "memories" as they flooded down my cheeks. I'm eager to read QUEEN BEE OF MIMOSA BRANCH, also by Haywood Smith and her new book that will be out in 2004, LADIES OF THE LAKE.
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Summary: "Warning"
Review: "When I'm an old woman, I shall wear a purple dress with a red hat..." Haywood Smith, in her book THE RED HAT CLUB, captures the spirit of the young southern "Mademoiselle" in the 60's. The Mademoiselles evolve into "Red Hats" in this delightful and entertaining book. I couldn't put it down. I laughed aloud at the authors witty descriptions and wiped away my own bittersweet "memories" as they flooded down my cheeks. I'm eager to read QUEEN BEE OF MIMOSA BRANCH, also by Haywood Smith and her new book that will be out in 2004, LADIES OF THE LAKE.
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Summary: Great read
Review: A great "feel good" book for all women.
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Summary: Best book I've read in a LONG time!!
Review: A real page turner that leaves you longing to rekindle all those childhood friendships long since forgotten! A great girl power book! I can't wait for the next installment!
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Summary: HAYWOOD SMITH HAS DONE IT AGAIN!
Review: After QUEEN BEE OF MIMOSA BRANCH, can it get any better? This gifted word-weaver proves that it can. THE RED HAT CLUB is a feisty, delicious - at times a bit naughty - romp you won't want to miss. Move over Dorothea Benton Frank and share the spotlight. What joy each of you bring (with your equally extraordinary talents) to those of us who love the written word and enjoy a good laugh along with it.
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Summary: This Southern woman is disappointed....
Review: After so eagerly awaiting the release of this book it was a dull, slow, predictable read. What a waste of time. I have never rated a book in this forum, but I felt this worthy of a big thumbs down!
The Red Hat Club portrays we southern women as clickish, shallow, conniving women. WRONG!!!
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Summary: WOW, what a fun read!
Review: Amazing to find a woman of our maturity still having this much fun. Plus, she is just a very good writer and has a way with putting together that southern phrace that just tickles your senses. Like the typical New Englander of other regional writer, Ms. Smith gets the southern woman down to a tee. just fun and good sense of what this Red Hat business is all about...friendship, conspiracy and trust in the southern way. i love this book. lot's of fun to read.
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Summary: Don't think too much about this book
Review: As I read this book, I found it entertaining. However after I finished, I became rather angry at it. The women were always "scheming" to get back at their men to obtain financial independence. What ever happened to getting a job! I'm not from the south but I think the whole Southern Belle thing is outdated and pretty boring. When I get to the point of wearing a red hat and purple, I hope I can find more constructive things to do with my time!
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Summary: Don't think too much about this book
Review: As I read this book, I found it entertaining. However after I finished, I became rather angry at it. The women were always "scheming" to get back at their men to obtain financial independence. What ever happened to getting a job! I'm not from the south but I think the whole Southern Belle thing is outdated and pretty boring. When I get to the point of wearing a red hat and purple, I hope I can find more constructive things to do with my time!
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Summary: Close, but no Cigar
Review: Aside from my inability to identify with any one character, my distaste for the "glory days" flashbacks, my confusion with Ms. Smith's reluctance to use 'foul language' like "cr*p," but an overuse of the word "tw*t," the female, narrow-minded perspective of a 'friends first' world where men take a distant third to a lunch with the girls and a good read, it wasn't a total waste. I did appreciate the aspirations of acceptance between women and the central theme that you never really know someone; hidden strengths (and weaknesses) lie within us all. There may be a small crowd that can enjoy this book who hasn't gone through an ugly divorce, wished they could relive the past or can relate to mostly one-dimensional, cardboard cutouts resembling real characters, but I found it a push to prod myself through a good portion of this book.
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