The Sweet By and By by Todd Johnson
Meet five North Carolina women who are about to change the way you think about friendship. For Rhonda, a gritty, fun-loving hairdresser in tight jeans, the sights and smells of Ridgecrest Nursing Center are depressing. But before she can change her mind about working there, two residents glue themselves to her: Margaret, droll and whip-smart, with a will of iron that never fails her even when her body does, and Bernice, an avid country music fan who is rarely lucid. Together with Lorraine, their church-going, God-questioning nurse, and her daughter, April, bright and ambitious, they lock arms in courage and humor for a journey that speaks to us all of how we live and die, of how we love and forgive. He made me laugh and cry.Johnson s five women are as convincing as Reynolds Price s Kate Vaiden and Allan Gurganus s Lucy Marsden.Pure Southern music. Raleigh News & Observer Packed with so much poignancy readers might want to keep tissues handy.This is a novel not to be missed. Las Vegas Review-Journal Heartfelt and stunning . . . a genuine page-turner. Adriana Trigiani
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Todd Johnson was born and raised in North Carolina. Following a career as a teacher and studio singer in New York City, he received a Tony Award nomination as a producer of The Color Purple on Broadway. He studied history at UNC-Chapel Hill and holds a master's degree from Yale Divinity School. He lives in Connecticut. This is his first novel.
If The Sweet By and By prompts you to share a personal story, please write to Todd@ToddJohnsonBooks.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780061579523 |
| ISBN 10 | 0061579521 |
| Title | The Sweet By and By |
| Author | Todd Johnson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Company |
| Year published | 2009-02-17 |
| Number of pages | 303 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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