Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County by Amy Hill Hearth

Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County by Amy Hill Hearth

In this sequel to Amy Hill Hearth's "funny and charming" (Publishers Weekly) debut novel, Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society, the eponymous book club reunites one year later, in the late summer of 1964.

Their mission: to fight a large development along the tidal river where member Robbie-Lee grew up and where his mother, Dolores Simpson, a former stripper turned alligator hunter, still lives in a fishing shack.

The developer is Darryl Norwood, ex-husband of narrator Dora Witherspoon, who returns to Collier County to assist in the battle. An old land deed, the discovery that one of the key characters has been using a false name, and a dramatic court hearing are just a few of the highlights. Not to mention the reappearance of the Ghost of Seminole Joe.

Just as Hearth's debut explored the ways we can find a sense of belonging in other people, her latest novel shows how closely tied each of us is to our sense of home--and the conflicts that can arise when our idea of that home becomes threatened. For Darryl, the river is a place ripe for development. For Dora, who's known as the Turtle Lady because she rescues Everglades "snappers," it's a place that belongs to the critters. And for Dolores, former stripper, it's a place to hide from the world...

Amy Hill Hearth is the author of Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society and Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County, as well as seven nonfiction works, including the New York Times bestseller-turned-Broadway drama Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years. Hearth, a former New York Times reporter, began her career as a reporter for a tiny daily newspaper in Florida, where she met her future husband, Blair (a resident of Collier County). She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Tampa.

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ISBN 13	9781476765747
ISBN 10	147676574X
Title	Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County
Author	Amy Hill Hearth
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Atria Books
Year published	2015-09-08
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.