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Peachtree Road
Peachtree Road
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons
Lucy Bondurant Chastain Venable and her now reclusive cousin Sheppard Gibbs Bondurant III, have been confidants ever since Lucy came to live with Shep's family. These two and their town has been through much over the years, and whether they can survive it together still remains to be seen... — Lucy Bondurant Chastain Venable is a beautiful burnin...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345362728
ISBN-10: 0345362721
Publication Date: 11/13/1989
Pages: 590
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 45 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 1
Started out slow and hard to follow, but it just got better and better. Dynamite ending.
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One of my favorite books of all time. Siddons captures certain aspects of the South so well that you feel like you are right there. The most intriguing thing for me is that the book is written from a male character's point of view, which is rarely done by female authors. Give it a try, you may just fall in love with it, too!
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One of those family saga you want to never end. Very good.
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Anne River Siddons at her best.
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the Wahington Post called it compulsively readable and I agree
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I think this one is Siddons best! I lived in Atlanta for many years, and this one really takes you there.
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If you like reading about endless tragedies, this book is for you! Very, very dark book and sure to make you sad!
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"The author of such works as Homeplace and heartbreak Hotel establishes herself in the front ranks of Southern writers...While there are hints of Truman Capote & Tennessee Williams (two of my favorite writers); Siddons is her own woman in this asorbing tale." according to Los Angeles Times Book Review. While the Ricmond Times-Dispatch states, "Colored in rich, dark tones... A briliant novel with richly Southern themes of change and lost losve. It pulsates with it's vital portrayal of a Southern city in transition and the universal sadness of love left behind." "Peachtree Road is Siddons' love letter to Atlants," says the Chicago Tribune.
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Lots of Atlanta history and details.
maydayzee avatar reviewed Peachtree Road on + 753 more book reviews
Deep and moving story. Outstanding reader who is able to change his voice to reflect different characters.
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This book is a good read.
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An interesting look into old Atlanta...a bit slow though.
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Didn't finish. Just too slow getting off the ground.
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I agree it took some time to really get into this book but in the end it was worth it. Like Siddons usual style there are some twists and turns that were unexpected.


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