Author Ad Hudler's books have been featured by the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. In Southern Living, Margaret Pinaldi moves to Selby, Georgia, following the death of her mother. She gets a job at the local paper to pay the bills, but she really wants to be a caterer-and bring a little garlic and arugula into the lives of the biscuit-and-grits people around her. Soon she lands the gig of all gigs-catering the Dogwood Festival-an event Selby might never recover from.
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"I read this book in a day and a half. It is a real page-turner. It is set in small town Georgia and deals with the very different lives of 3 women and how they intersect. It is filled with food and cooking references so the foodie in me really enjoyed it. :) "
— Ramona (5 out of 5 stars)
" Didn't care for this one. Not really into Southern culture and people being ridiculed. "
— Melanie, 10/31/2013" For a man, he does a pretty accurate job writing about Southern woman. I am going to read his first novel which is about being a Southern house husband. "
— Deby, 9/15/2013" Quick, easy read. A humorous, although sometimes exaggerated, depiction of Middle Georgia. "
— Jamie, 6/24/2013" I read this book in a day and a half. It is a real page-turner. It is set in small town Georgia and deals with the very different lives of 3 women and how they intersect. It is filled with food and cooking references so the foodie in me really enjoyed it. :) "
— Ramona, 6/6/2013" Another really funny one...especially those of us who lived in Macon, GA! :) "
— Elaine, 2/7/2013" My bookclub pick. Ugh, it was ok. "
— Merty, 11/25/2012" OK light read.......... "
— Rosie, 9/17/2012" The author nailed the southern culture. The book will make you laugh so hard at times you will cry laughing. "
— Michael, 12/8/2011" I really enjoyed this book - funny and easy to read. "
— Claudia, 11/26/2011" If you're from Middle GA or have even lived in Middle GA, you MUST read this book! It's hilarious! Overall just a funny book! A quick read that will have you laughing at the ways of North Macon. :) "
— Crystal, 9/13/2011" Ignorant of the Southern customs, the book is funny and insightful, easy to relate to, as these crisis are present everywhere, I am surprised that the author is a man. "
— Frank, 8/21/2011" My good friend, Ad Hudler, wrote this book. We went to HS together in Burlington, CO. I can see his personality all through this book. I would give it a PG-16 rating. "
— Laura, 6/17/2011" Another woman's mid-life crisis book- set in a tiny Georgia town w/ quirky characters. "
— Debdanz, 4/1/2011" Anyone who has moved to the south should read this book. Between the plot and characters there are answered questions about southerners that you always wanted to ask. "
— Virginia, 3/15/2011" Didn't like it...found that the parody was more critical of Southerns in general. Felt like I was being laughed "at" versus laughed "with". "
— Karan, 7/2/2010" Quick, easy read. A humorous, although sometimes exaggerated, depiction of Middle Georgia. "
— Jamie, 3/14/2010" My good friend, Ad Hudler, wrote this book. We went to HS together in Burlington, CO. I can see his personality all through this book. I would give it a PG-16 rating. "
— Laura, 12/5/2009" If you're from Middle GA or have even lived in Middle GA, you MUST read this book! It's hilarious! Overall just a funny book! A quick read that will have you laughing at the ways of North Macon. :) "
— Crystal, 6/16/2009" Didn't like it...found that the parody was more critical of Southerns in general. Felt like I was being laughed "at" versus laughed "with". "
— Karan, 5/30/2009" The author nailed the southern culture. The book will make you laugh so hard at times you will cry laughing. "
— Michael, 4/27/2009" Ignorant of the Southern customs, the book is funny and insightful, easy to relate to, as these crisis are present everywhere, I am surprised that the author is a man. "
— Frank, 9/10/2008" For a man, he does a pretty accurate job writing about Southern woman. I am going to read his first novel which is about being a Southern house husband. "
— Deby, 6/24/2008" Another really funny one...especially those of us who lived in Macon, GA! :) "
— Elaine, 5/31/2008" Another woman's mid-life crisis book- set in a tiny Georgia town w/ quirky characters. "
— Debdanz, 1/4/2008" Anyone who has moved to the south should read this book. Between the plot and characters there are answered questions about southerners that you always wanted to ask. "
— Virginia, 8/15/2007Cynthia Darlow’s unusual voice makes her devotion to the spoken arts a natural fit. As a narrator and veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway, regional theater, film, and television, her characterizations and facility with dialects are unforgettable. Her audiobook narrations have earned her seven AudioFile Earphones Awards. She is a member of The Actors Company Theatre (TACT), whose mission it is to present concert performances of long-neglected, language-driven plays.