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Zusatztext ***A Spring Okra Pick*** “Comforting [and] leisurely paced . . . Ross’s great achievement is the creation of Abbotsville.” — Publishers Weekly Praise for Ann Ross and the Miss Julia series: “Ann B. Ross develops characters so expertly! through quirks! names! and mannerisms! that they easily feel familiar as the reader is gently immersed into the world Miss Ross has created . . . A delightful read.” — Winston-Salem Journal “I absolutely loved this book! What a joy to read! Miss Julia is one of the most delightful characters to come along in years. Ann B. Ross has created what is sure to become a classic Southern comic novel. Hooray for Miss Julia! I could not have liked it more.” —Fannie Flagg "Yes! Miss Julia is back! and I! for one! am one happy camper." —J.A. Jance Informationen zum Autor Ann B. Ross is the author of eighteen novels featuring the popular Southern heroine Miss Julia, as well as Etta Mae's Worst Bad-Luck Day , a novel about one of Abbotsville's other most outspoken residents: Etta Mae Wiggins. Ross holds a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has taught literature at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Klappentext "Yes! Miss Julia is back! and I! for one! am one happy camper." -J. A. Jance In the 15th installment of Ann B. Ross's bestselling series! Miss Julia must teach her cousin's granddaughter some manners--and remake a political campaign. Don't miss the newest! Miss Julia Raises the Roof! coming April 2018 from Viking. Miss Julia's adoring fans sent this novel straight to the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. But everyone's favorite steel magnolia isn't one to rest on her laurels. It's summer in Abbotsville! and Miss Julia's cousin Elsie calls in an old family debt! asking Miss Julia to teach her granddaughter how to be a lady. When the rude and unkempt Trixie arrives! it's clear Miss Julia has her work cut out for her. Meanwhile! Sam's campaign for state senate is in trouble. Miss Julia enlists Lillian! Latisha! Lloyd! and Hazel Marie to whip Trixie and the campaign into shape! Chapter 1 I didn’t see it at the time—how many of us do?—but it all started back in January, a few days into the new year, when I felt compelled to sit down and take stock as, on occasion, I feel the need to do. So with the house quiet that morning—Sam off meeting with some local businessmen, Lillian at the grocery store, Lloyd in school, and me with time on my hands—taking stock was exactly what I was doing. Now, I’m not talking about counting up assets and debits in a portfolio—I let Binkie, my curly-headed lawyer, take care of that—but rather, totting up the pluses and minuses of my life while hoping that they’ll balance out in the final accounting. Admittedly, I have a lot of pluses: Lloyd, Sam, Lillian, Hazel Marie. I could go on and on, but I also have a lot of minuses, like stubbornness, self-centeredness, a tendency to jump into the problems of other people—all for their own good, but still—and a certain impetuosity when action is called for. I would like to report that, at the time of which I speak, I dwelt on the pluses and how thankful I was for them, but I didn’t. I was in a critical frame of mind, and all I could think of were the numerous times that I’d overstepped myself, blithely confident that I knew best and acting on that certainty. Even as I inwardly cringed at the remembrance of some of my rasher moments, I could also comfort myself with the fact that only a few of them had actually made things worse. I will concede, however, that my recollections can on occasion be a tiny bit selective. But that in itself is a gift, an asset if you will, for who among us could live with ...
