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Dollar Daze: The Bottom Dollar Girls in Love

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Many of the women of Cayboo Creek, South Carolina, have sworn off men, but that all changes when Attalee and Dooley begin planning their wedding. Brewster Clark returns to town, and suddenly the lifelong friendship between Birdie and Mavis is threatened when the two women begin to vie for Brew's attention. Even Mrs. Tobias gets into the act when she begins dating a kindly "Duct Dr." who cleans out heating and A/C ducts for a living. The one person who seems to be discontented is Elizabeth who loves her daughter Glenda but still misses having a job. This is a delightful addition to this wonderful, small-town, feel-good series. One of my favorite parts of these books are the sayings at the beginning of each chapter, such as "When I married Mr. Right I didn't know that his first name was Always." Although readers may have heard them before, they seem to fit into the spirit of the book, and they offer a laugh before each chapter.

Elizabeth thinks she wants to go back to the corporate world, Attalee is getting married, Mrs. Tobias comes out of her shell, but is she comfortable being in different surroundings; Mavis and Birdie are both fawning over the same man, Brewster.

What happens in this book is a hoot. How they all get through life though is the secret. Each other! I love these books. No potty words, no sex scenes, and no violence. Just good friends, laughter and life! What more can you ask for.

This book leaves you guessing and you won't want to put it down!

In Cayboo Creek, Georgia the widows of the Bottom Dollar Emporium are excited and in denial as love seem to have come around for a second time. Octogenarian Attalee Gaines finds love with a younger man seventy-eight years old and Dooley Prichard; they emit enough heat to solve the gas crisis while the even younger Mavis Loomis and Birdie Murdock shake their heads in disgust as their mating days are long gone. Septuagenarian Mrs. Tobias agrees with the latter duo especially when watching Attalee and Dooley hold hands.

In spite of insisting no more men in their lives, long time best friends Mavis and Birdie each finds a hunk they like. The problem is simple their respective man is the same guy brewing trouble as he plays both for fools. Even high society Mrs. Tobias finds her peer group males tedious so looks at the working class for a real man.

The latest Bottom Dollar Emporium tale is as sweet as southern tea as the elderly women begin to find new men in their lives. The lighthearted story line will please fans of this series though this entry has no real surprises. Karin Gillespie provides a lighthearted slice of life in small-town Georgia that will remind the audience of Mossy Creek.

Harriet Klausner

The Bottom Dollar Girls are a breath of fresh air. You never know what they are going to be up to but you can be sure it will be hilarious. I can't put a book down once I start it. Much laughter and a few feel good tears are sure to present throughout the most wonderful romp with the 'girls'.

I laughed the entire way through this book. I lived down South for about 20 years, and I KNEW people just like the book's characters. Loved it!

3rd book in series, very funny and great story line.
We read both the first books in just a couple of days,
Then we went on internet looking for 3rd book. We plan to keep up with this writer. Karen Gillespie is now one of my favorite writers.

Third time is the charm! Karin Gillespie third book in the Bottom Dollar Girls series is the best!

Elizabeth Polk Hollingsworth is no longer the narrator, instead it is third person. We follow the lonely lives of the older Girls, all of whom are widowed. They think they can live without male companionship, but they soon realize they would much rather not. Octogenarian Attalee has fallen into a "hot and heavy" relationship with Dooley. Birdie, Gracie, and Mavis soon chase fellas of their own. Mavis and Birdie, long-time friends, have a falling out over the sexy, mysterious Brew.

Brew splits his time between Birdie's and Mavis's, never taking them out on dates. Birdie wants to be the object of Brew's attention and affection, so she attacts Mavis for fawning over Brew. Meanwhile, Mavis naively believes that Brew only has eyes for her. A very bitter argument ensues, will the ladies make up?

Brew and Mavis plan a reunion for Cayboo Creek class of '59. And, Mavis must prepare for her business dinner awards. Mavis hopes to take Brew with her, so she can formally announce their relationship to the crowd. Birdie will be at the awards ceremony, too. What will happen?

Attalee and Gracie have both found true love. Attalee plans her wedding. Gracie tries to reconcile her socialite past with her earthy present. Her new boyfriend, the Duct Doctor, is not "her kind". What will her socialite friends think???

And, then there is twenty-seven year old Elizabeth, adjusting to life as a stay-at-home mother. Timothy shows his spoiled rich kid side by stubbornly refusing to let her go back to work. Timothy very much hurts Elizabeth in this novel. It was nice for him not be such a "Prince Charming". What will Elizabeth do? She attempts to work part-time for the Hollingsworth corporation, but Timothy destroys any chance of success. Will Elizabeth forgive him?

We also catch glimpses into the lives of other characters from the previos two books. We get an update on Chenille, Chiffon, and Lanier. Dwayne Polk and Taffy make their appearance, as well as a new family member, Dorrie. Dorrie left her small town for university and an Atlanta law firm. So, why did Dorrie return to her small town to be a stay-at-home mom? Will she be an inspiration to Elizabeth?

Dollar Daze is a nice story with strong characters. That's really all I can say... a NICE story. Gillespie is writing to give readers pleasurable novels, and this one certainly is! Summer reading indeed!

In this third book of Bottom Dollar Girls, the four girls, Mavis,Mrs Tobias(Gracie), Birdie, and the very eccentric Attalee are all looking for love later in life. Elizabeth Hollingsworth is a stay-at-home mom going nuts at home with her baby Glenda, nearly a year old, and wants to return to work. Timothy, her husband simply will not hear of it though.

Brewster Clark, Mavis's high school beau comes to town and is more charming then ever in his older years. She and Brew begin a relationship, but not without trouble. Birdie, Mavis's best friend and worker at the Dollar Store falls for the man as well, and trouble between the two women is on the horizon.

The fancy Gracie Tobias begins to fall for Rusty, a plain ordinary guy. Gracie knows he's out of her league, and isn't sure she wats to come down to earth, but wants someone like her late husband Arnold, who was a well-to-do socialite. So she begins dating the rich Dr. Rutherford, knowing they'll hit it off. It is then she takes a closer look at herself and rethinks what really might be important in life besides wealth.

Attalee is a total case. She falls in love with Dooley and is a planning a wedding. If all goes well, the elderly couple will get to the altar.

Great reading and I can see where this trilogy might be continued in the future. There is room for possibilities as these women's lives continue.

Enjoy the antics of a group of small town friends as they deal with the daily issues that arise. They are fun and the writing drags you into their world.

This was too much fluff even for me - and I typically enjoy a light and sunny escape! Predictable, lacking wit, and many times amateurish. While elderly women might relate at least to the ages of these characters and the old fashioned music references, I can't imagine anyone appreciating such a simple-minded story.