Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B Ross

Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B Ross

When Wesley Lloyd Springer passed away, he left his proper Southern wife two legacies. The first, as befits a gentleman of means, is the whole of his sizeable estate. The second, so astonishing thereupon hangs this wonderful and witty tale.

Miss Julia, recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow. But this perfectly practiced composure is quickly reduced when Hazel Marie unceremoniously announces her intentions: the child is Wesley Lloyd's bastard son and, since the man left her penniless, she's leaving little Lloyd in Miss Julia's care. Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal -- and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence will turn her life upside down.

With razor wit and perfect Steel Magnolia poise, Miss Julia speaks her mind indeed -- about a robbery, a kidnapping, and all the other disgraceful goings-on that are precipitated by her husband's death. Fast-paced and charming, with a sure sense of comic drama and a cast of crazy characters, this beguiling novel will delight readers from first page to last.

Praise for Ann B. Ross and the Miss Julia series:

Ross has a gift for elevating such everyday matters as marital strife and the hazards of middle age to high comedy, while painting her beautifully drawn characters with wit and sympathy.
-Publishers Weekly

A charming, fun adventure with new relatives, old secrets and a will putting Miss Julia and the Abbotsville regulars in a true Southern mess. I loved it! --Duffy Brown, bestselling author of the Consignment Shop Mysteries

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

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, author of The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

Yes, Miss Julia is back, and I, for one, am one happy camper. --J. A. Jance, author of Cold Betrayal

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780688167882
ISBN 10	0688167888
Title	Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
Author	Ross B
Series	Miss Julia
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	William Morrow & Company
Year published	1999-06-23
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.