The Sweet Potato Queens First BigAss Novel Stuff We Didnt Actually Do But Could Have and May Yet, Jill Conner Browne, Karin Gillespie. (Paperback 0743278348) Used Book available for Swap

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The Sweet Potato Queens' First BigAss Novel Stuff We Didn't Actually Do But Could Have and May Yet
Author: Jill Conner Browne, Karin Gillespie

From Publishers Weekly: After five nonfiction bestsellers, Browne leaps into fiction (with assistance by Bottom Dollar Girls creator Karin Gillespie) and delivers a GEN-U-WINE page-turner of a novel. Fans won't be surprised that Browne's combination of bawdy humor and self-empowerment affirmations easily translates in novel form. An unexpected d... more »elight is how deftly Browne creates fully dimensional supporting characters surrounding her first-person narrator, Jill Connor. (In her nonfiction adventures, all the other queens are named Tammy and intentionally blend together.) Beginning in 1968 with five high school misfits thrown together, Browne traces the core members of the Sweet Potato Queens through two decades of weddings, funerals and disastrous relationships. While readers learn the origins of "The Promise" and the motto "Never wear panties to a party," Browne also invents some new lingo (tyrants at work are "bossholes" and men adept in bed "know about the little man in the boat"). Fans of the Queen's artery-choking recipes are in luck; after the final chapter, Browne offers menu items from Rest in Peace, a restaurant the Queens would love to open that would only serve food found at Southern funerals. Browne's hilarious and heartwarming debut sets sturdy groundwork for future fictional follies. (Jan.) Copyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Booklist Browne's Sweet Potato Queen advice books on love, divorce, and cooking have found a wide audience in readers who appreciate the Queens' sassy southern charm. With coauthor Gillespie, Browne turns to fiction for the first time to share lives and loves of the Queens. Jill, Mary Bennett, Patsy, and Gerald are united by their outsider status in high school. When Tammy, a beautiful but insecure redhead, moves into town and is humiliated by the in-crowd, Jill and company form the Tammy Club to bolster her spirits. The five enter the homecoming parade in wild dresses and red wigs, but a misprint on their sign (it reads Yammy instead of Tammy) leads to the five rechristening themselves the Sweet Potato Queens. The groups' friendships last for decades, despite distance and differences of opinion. Mary Bennett pursues fame on the coasts, Gerald comes to terms with his sexuality, and Tammy marries. But not everything is rosy. Mary Bennett finds success as a soap actress at the expense of the love of her life, Jill finds a man who proves too good to be true, and Tammy's insecurities lead to infidelities. Spirited and brazen, the Queens are good company. Kristine Huntley

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ISBN-13: 9780743278348
ISBN-10: 0743278348
Publication Date: 4/15/2008
Pages: 304
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Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

3.9 stars, based on 38 ratings

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Cis H. (californiadreamin) reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 7/6/2012 + 279 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Silly little book of fluff....definitely does not portray true Southern ladies, as the use of the F-word was tiring. Really, can't authors and screen writers get through a book or movie without peppering that word throughout?

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Lorrie M. (ilovedale3) reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 5/10/2007 + 524 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Cute and funny story! This is a fictionalized telling of how Jill Conner Browne's group, The Sweet Potato Queens, was begun. A must read, especially for Southern gals!

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Linda (Angeleyes) - , reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 2/1/2008 + 217 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I enjoyed this book immensely. I found myself laughing out loud and rooting for and even feeling sorry for the main characters. A great read if you want to remember what it feels like to have the type of friends that are there for you no matter what, no matter how far away. Definitely worth the wait on the WL.

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Melinda H. reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 6/25/2010 + 3 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Funny, but not as good as her previous books. The others made me laugh out loud...but this one, not so much.

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Jennifer D. reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 3/24/2010

silly but nice quick read.

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Kimberly P. (Indykimmie) reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 1/8/2010 + 8 more book reviews

This book is actually laugh out loud funny in several places. It reminds me of the reasons hy I love my friends.

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LINDA M. reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 11/12/2009 + 4 more book reviews

I loved this book. It was very funny and almost convinced me to be a "Sweet Potato Queen Wannabe". You never know, I might be in the parade some day! I just received The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Life and am eager to read it!

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Jenny C. (thehungrybrain) reviewed The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet on 12/27/2010 + 26 more book reviews

This is one of those books like The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is, where you root for the heroines and revel in the sense of camaraderie and friendship. You also laugh your big ass off, too. Theres plenty of that.

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