Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar by Carol Guthrie Heilman

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Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar by Carol Guthrie Heilman

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Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar by Carol Guthrie Heilman

Summer's steamy haze coats North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, but feisty Agnes Marie Hopper discovers the heat isn't the only thing causing her blood to boil. After a kitchen fire destroys her home, Agnes moves in with her daughter, Betty Jo. Three months later they come to an understanding: neither can tolerate living with the other. So on a sultry August morning, Betty Jo drives Agnes and her few belongings to Sweetbrier Manor, a local retirement home and former house of ill repute.

With no intention of staying, Agnes devises a scheme to sneak out of the Manor and find another place to live. Before she can make her exit, she runs into her best friend from high school, along with some other quirky characters. With a nose for trouble, Agnes learns some of the residents are being robbed, over-medicated, and denied basic cable and Internet access. Armed with nothing more than seventy-one years of common sense and a knack for pushing people's buttons, Agnes sets out to expose the unscrupulous administrator, protect her new friends, and restore Sweetbriar Manor s reputation as a rewarding and enriching lifestyle. But the real moment of truth comes when Agnes is forced to choose between her feisty self-reliance and the self-sacrifice that comes from caring for others.

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Carol Heilman, a coal miner's daughter, married her high school boyfriend, a farmer's son, over fifty years ago. She and her spouse dwell in the Western North Carolina mountains. Carol likes to travel, read, write, hike, and cook for her friends. She has won two Carrie McCray Awards for excellence in writing.

SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781941103265
ISBN 10 194110326X
Title Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar
Author Carol Guthrie Heilman
Series Agnes Hopper
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Iron Stream Books
Year published 2015-01-20
Number of pages 202
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.