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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
"A Texas woman can tell you to go to hell, and make you think you're going to enjoy the trip.",
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This review is from: The Devil in the Junior League (Hardcover)
The Devil in the Junior League is a wickedly delicious romp in the lives of Texas society women. The Willow Creek Junior League has only the most refined, St. John's knit-wearing members. This is a club full of unspoken rules--diamonds should never be worn before dinner, and a lady should never wear a watch after 6 PM, lest people think she is worried about time.
So, when our narrator, Frede Hildebrand, gets caught up in circumstances which require her to mentor an unlikely white trash Junior League candidate, the unfortunate subject of an overpriced and excessively extravagant diamond watch comes into play. No diamonds before six, and no watches after six? Well, yes. There is no place for diamond encrusted timepieces for the ladies of the Willow Creek Junior League. Linda Francis Lee's latest novel is an unapologetic romp through obnoxious Southern society life. Don't dismiss this as mere chick lit--we've got a modern gal entrenched in Southern life, not looking for Mr. Right, and with no Boss to report to. Of course, a token gay friend does enter her realm and disrupt life as we know it, but the outcome is fairly unexpected. Lee has crafted a purely escapist novel about society politics, politics, and romance, with a twist of mystery and a sufficient number of double crosses.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and Rings True,
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This review is from: The Devil in the Junior League (Hardcover)
Many well-written books these days are such downers, so full of angst and "writer's craft" that they are a chore to get through. "Devil in the Junior League" is a well-written, smart and FUN to read. Tres chic Junior League Texas high-society is not my world, but no matter -- every woman will recognize the ups and downs of female friendship, the phony "friends" who aren't really, the cattiness, insecurities, and one-upsmanship that starts in elementary school and lasts for a lifetime, if you let it. I hope they make a movie out of this!
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Channeling Olivia Goldsmith???,
By Maudeen Wachsmith "BeachReader" (Port Townsend, WA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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It was very upsetting to me when Olivia Goldsmith passed away several years ago as I had loved her wry sense of humor so. I do believe Linda Francis Lee must be channeling Olivia Goldsmith in this wonderful book, The Devil in the Junior League. She has the same fast pace and quick wit that were the hallmarks of so many of Goldsmith's bestsellers. I just loved this book from beginning to end and could hardly stand to put it down once I started it. It was just too much fun to see Gordon get what he justly deserved. I hope we see more of Frede Ware (and Sawyer!) in upcoming books by Ms. Lee. I will be chomping at the bit until I can get my hands on another Frede Ware book!
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