Miss Julia Paints the Town (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series) - Hardcover

Ross, Ann B.

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9781410405197: Miss Julia Paints the Town (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)

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ISBN 10: 1410405192 ISBN 13: 9781410405197

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2008

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Dismayed by developer plans to bulldoze a historic courthouse, Miss Julia launches a plan to expose the community's eccentric characters in order to scare off investors, but her investigation is challenged by the disappearances of several of her friends' husbands.

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Review:

aYes, Miss Julia is back, and I, for one, am one happy camper.a
a J.A. Jance
aRoss has a gift for elevating such everyday matters as marital strife and the hazards of middle age to high comedy, while painting her beautifully drawn characters with wit and sympathy.a
a"Publishers Weekly"

"Yes, Miss Julia is back, and I, for one, am one happy camper."
- J.A. Jance
"Ross has a gift for elevating such everyday matters as marital strife and the hazards of middle age to high comedy, while painting her beautifully drawn characters with wit and sympathy."
-Publishers Weekly

Praise for Ann B. Ross and the Miss Julia series:

"Ross has a gift for elevating such everyday matters as marital strife and the hazards of middle age to high comedy, while painting her beautifully drawn characters with wit and sympathy."
-Publishers Weekly

"A charming, fun adventure with new relatives, old secrets and a will putting Miss Julia and the Abbotsville regulars in a true Southern mess. I loved it!" --Duffy Brown, bestselling author of the Consignment Shop Mysteries

"Ann B. Ross develops characters so expertly, through quirks, names, and mannerisms, that they easily feel familiar as the reader is gently immersed into the world Miss Ross has created. . . . A delightful read." --Winston-Salem Journal

"Miss Julia is one of the most delightful characters to come along in years. Ann B. Ross has created what is sure to become a classic Southern comic novel. Hooray for Miss Julia, I could not have liked it more." --Fannie Flagg, author of The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

"Yes, Miss Julia is back, and I, for one, am one happy camper." --J. A. Jance, author of Cold Betrayal

About the Author:

Ann B. Ross holds a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina�–Chapel Hill. She has written eight novels featuring her popular heroine, Miss Julia.

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