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(2.99) - 250 listener ratings
Publisher Description
Lee Smith, author of the acclaimed The Last Girls, delights with a tale of dry wit. Smith has won many prizes, such as the Southern Book Critics Circle Award and the Academy Award in Literature. Speed, Alabama is celebrating 150 years of proud existence-and its whimsical inhabitants will definitely not let the event pass without a party. "Deft and assured ... Smith's seemingly effortless work is a considerable feat ... She is nothing less than masterly."-The New York Times Book Review
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"Very funny, and an interesting contrast to Lee Smith's more recent works, like On Agate Hill. "
— Alexis (5 out of 5 stars)
Fancy Strut Listener Reviews
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" Very funny, and an interesting contrast to Lee Smith's more recent works, like On Agate Hill. "
— Alexis, 9/9/2012 -
" Mixed up tale of a town's celebration. Too many characters. "
— Agnes, 1/11/2011 -
" This book got really boring really fast. Did not finish. "
— Ragan, 1/4/2011 -
" This didn't come close to Lee Smith's other books. "
— Diana, 4/5/2010 -
" This is actually a very finny book. I like the story line so far, and look forward to the rest of the story. Some of the characters are really humorous, in a twisted way. "
— Stephy, 3/13/2010 -
" This book got really boring really fast. Did not finish. "
— Ragan, 11/24/2009 -
" This didn't come close to Lee Smith's other books. "
— Diana, 3/8/2009 -
" 1973 novel, set in Speed, AL (not an Appalachian novel) / preparations for Sesquicentennial Week / a character study of suburban Alabama in the late 1960s <br/> <br/>nobody happy in Speed, AL "
— Ruth, 1/27/2009 -
" This is actually a very finny book. I like the story line so far, and look forward to the rest of the story. Some of the characters are really humorous, in a twisted way. "
— Stephy, 10/13/2007
About Lee Smith
Lee Smith is a New York Times bestselling novelist. She has written numerous novels and short story collections, including Saving Grace, Fair and Tender Ladies, and a novella, The Christmas Letters. Her novel The Last Girls won the Southern Book Critics Circle Award and the North Carolina Award for Literature; two of her short story collections also won the O. Henry Award. Smith currently lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
About Linda Stephens
Linda Stephens is a seasoned audiobook narrator whose readings include Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, which won an AudioFile Earphones Award and was a finalist for the Audie Award for Best Narration.