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Summary: Three Miss Margarets a five-star story
Review: By the end of Louise Shaffer's dazzling debut Southern-gothic novel, The Three Miss Margarets, one heartbreaking mystery is solved and another, far more puzzling one is presented: Where in tarnation has the author been until now? Yep, she's that good. Not only do the steel magnolias of the title form a ya-ya sisterhood whose secrets are truly divine, but in spinning a yarn that spans three generations, Shaffer creates an instant classic that is sure to be revered for at least as many decades. Take the book to the beach and dive right in.
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Summary: Cold Sassy Tree fans, rejoice!
Review: Cold Sassy Tree fans have a treat in store. Louise Shaffer's Miss Margarets offers the strong narrative and intriguing characters that have made Olive Burns' novel a perennial favorite. This is one of those books you force yourself to read slowly because you don't want it to end. Pray for a sequel, and in the meantime give this book to friends--or those whom you wish were friends.(They will be after they read it!)
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Summary: Best Book Of The Year!
Review: I heard Ms Shaffer on NPR recently and bought her book. What an outstanding novel. I can't say enough, hopefully someone will make a film of THE THREE MISS MARGARETS.
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Summary: Terrific Story Telling!
Review: I loved this book, could hardly put it down.It is about three elderly women who have a dark secret they were all involved in from the past. It takes place in Georgia and involves racism, murder, homosexuality, poor people, rich people, single mothers....... Once you start reading you won't want to put it down until the final surprise ending. In spite of the fact these three ladies are involved in something as horrible as murder, you like them. There is also the young Laurel, 20 something, tough and hurt badly by her alcholic mother, who begins to realize these three old ladies have information that will set her free from her past. Get it, read it, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Terrific Story Telling!
Review: I loved this book, could hardly put it down. It is about three elderly women who have a dark secret they were all involved in from the past. It takes place in Georgia and involves racism, murder, homosexuality, poor people, rich people, single mothers....... Once you start reading you won't want to put it down until the final surprise ending. In spite of the fact these three ladies are involved in something as horrible as murder, you like them. There is also the young Laurel, 20 something, tough and hurt badly by her alcholic mother, who begins to realize these three old ladies have information that will set her free from her past. Get it, read it, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Three Cheers for the Three Miss Margarets
Review: I started this book on the recommendation of a friend and couldn't put it down once I started. The titular Three Miss Margarets are fascinating women, described in beautiful detail by Louise Shaffer. There is a good old-fashioned mystery behind the secret the three women share, but I read the book not just to find out what they were hiding but to get to know them better. And I did. Some moments in their lives broke my heart, some ticked me off. But I always felt. It's a wonderful writer who can not just pique your curiosity but move you emotionally, and Louise Shaffer does just that. I've passed this book along to a number of friends and family members who have all shared the same opinion.
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Summary: Best Book Of The Year!
Review: Not often am I moved to write a review of a book, even though I read constantly, but there was no question I had to write in for "The Three Miss Margarets." This book is outstanding in every way: the quality of writing, the story, the characters. Never has a story so well portrayed the strength and character of the women of the south. They have to make this into a movie, it is THAT good. I certainly hope that Ms. Shaffer writes more like this one!
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Summary: Simply Outstanding
Review: Not often am I moved to write a review of a book, even though I read constantly, but there was no question I had to write in for "The Three Miss Margarets." This book is outstanding in every way: the quality of writing, the story, the characters. Never has a story so well portrayed the strength and character of the women of the south. They have to make this into a movie, it is THAT good. I certainly hope that Ms. Shaffer writes more like this one!
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Summary: Simply Outstanding
Review: Not often am I moved to write a review of a book, even though I read constantly, but there was no question I had to write in for "The Three Miss Margarets." This book is outstanding in every way: the quality of writing, the story, the characters. Never has a story so well portrayed the strength and character of the women of the south. They have to make this into a movie, it is THAT good. I certainly hope that Ms. Shaffer writes more like this one!
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Summary: A literary beach read
Review: Old Southern reticence is penetrated and old Southern secrets are revealed in dribs and drabs as Laurel and boyfriend Josh struggle to make sense of what Maggie, Peggy, and Margaret (the 3 Margarets of the title) will and won't reveal about their own pasts as well as that of their town. It all starts when Laurel spies the three old ladies huddling in a 'deserted cabin' and then later the body of a famous African-American geneticist is discovered in the cabin. Dum-de-dum-dum.
It's great.
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