The Red Hat Club - Hardcover

Smith, Haywood

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312316933 ISBN 13: 9780312316938

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Meet Georgia, SuSu, Teeny, Diane, and Linda--five women who've been best friends through thirty years since high school. Sit in when they don their red hats and purple outfits to join Atlanta's Ladies Who Lunch for a delicious monthly serving of racy jokes, iced tea and chicken salad, baskets of sweet rolls, the latest Buckhead gossip, and most of all--lively support and caring through the ups and downs of their lives. When Diane discovers her banker husband has a condo (with mistress) that he bought with their retirement funds, the Red Hats swing into action and hang him with his own rope in a story that serves up laughter, friendship, revenge, high school memories, long-lost loves, a suburban dominatrix, and plenty of white wine and junk food. From the 1960s to the present, The Red Hat Club is a funny, unforgettable novel that shows the power women can find when they accept and support each other.
Meet Georgia, SuSu, Teeny, Diane, and Linda--five women who've been best friends through thirty years since high school. Sit in when they don their red hats and purple outfits to join Atlanta's Ladies Who Lunch for a delicious monthly serving of racy jokes, iced tea and chicken salad, baskets of sweet rolls, the latest Buckhead gossip, and most of all--lively support and caring through the ups and downs of their lives. When Diane discovers her banker husband has a condo (with mistress) that he bought with their retirement funds, the Red Hats swing into action and hang him with his own rope in a story that serves up laughter, friendship, revenge, high school memories, long-lost loves, a suburban dominatrix, and plenty of white wine and junk food. From the 1960s to the present, The Red Hat Club is a funny, unforgettable novel that shows the power women can find when they accept and support each other.

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Review

A gossipy, engaging read, full of witty Southern characters readers will be unable to resist the urge to cheer on." -Florida Times-Union"Smith's celebration of comradeship is a loving tribute to those lifelong relationships that may defy logic...a joyous, joyful ode." -Booklist "Rowdy Southern feminist fantasy." -Kirkus Reviews""The Red Hat Club" ladies are just Bridget, older, wiser, and with husbands who may or may not be faithful." -Toronto Sun"A fine, confiding...voice, which makes for a fast, easy read. Her dialogue is true to life. She has a wicked sense of humor." -Bookreporter.com"Inspiring...fun to read." -Romantic Times"A humorous, cathartic coming-of-middle-age story of five feisty women who refuse to throw in the towel-or the hat." -Tennessean"A hoot...A delightful read that shows that even 'mature' women can be full of surprises to themselves and others." -Chattanooga Times"A great story with many fond memories for anyone who had a group of ladies in their high school."-Book Review Cafe"An engaging tale that welcomes readers as if they were sharing wine with the heroines...fans of women's fiction will appreciate Haywood Smith's fine homage to the southern female."-Harriet's Book Reviews

About the Author

Haywood Smith is the author of Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch. She lives in Buford, Georgia.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312316933
• ISBN 13: 9780312316938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336