One Part Angel - Hardcover

Shaffner, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156512457X ISBN 13: 9781565124578

Publisher: Algonquin Books, 2006

Synopsis

This big-hearted novel about small-town miracles is the entertaining follow-up to Shaffner’s popular debut, In the Land of Second Chances.

Welcome to Ebb, Nebraska—home of the Corn Palace, the Quilting Circle, the Come Again Bed and Breakfast, and Wilma Porter and her indomitable gang of friends. Loretta Parsons, Wilma’s best friend and the owner of the Bold Cut Beauty Salon, called the town “the Last Oasis of Nice.”And it is.

But Ebb also has more than its share of troubles. Loretta is in a coma and her salon is burned to the ground. Wilma’s grandson, Matt, is in the county jail awaiting sentencing for arson and attempted murder. Clem Tucker, the richest man in town, is cooking up a business deal that could have dire consequences for everyone. Even the powerful Quilting Circle, which includes almost every woman in Ebb, is at its wit’s end.

Wilma’s prayers for help are answered when the mysterious traveling salesman Mr.Vernon Moore returns to save the day . . . and a life or two while he’s at it.

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Review

" A fun read . . . quirky, inspirational."
- The Seattle Times
" Delightful explorations of small-town life."
- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
" A story in the tradition of Jan Karon's Mitford series, albeit with a zanier cast of characters."
- School Library Journal
" Shaffner provides engaging characters, quick-witted dialogue, and some very dry Nebraska wisdom."
- Lincoln Journal Star
" Readers who liked Shaffner's first escapist Ebb adventure, In the Land of Second Chances, will enjoy this sequel."
- The Boston Globe
" Uproarious and uplifting."
- Booklist

"A fun read . . . quirky, inspirational."
-The Seattle Times
"Delightful explorations of small-town life."
-The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"A story in the tradition of Jan Karon's Mitford series, albeit with a zanier cast of characters."
-School Library Journal
"Shaffner provides engaging characters, quick-witted dialogue, and some very dry Nebraska wisdom."
-Lincoln Journal Star
"Readers who liked Shaffner's first escapist Ebb adventure, In the Land of Second Chances, will enjoy this sequel."
-The Boston Globe
"Uproarious and uplifting."
-Booklist

"A fun read . . . quirky, inspirational."
-The Seattle Times

"Delightful explorations of small-town life."
-The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"A story in the tradition of Jan Karon's Mitford series, albeit with a zanier cast of characters."
-School Library Journal

"Shaffner provides engaging characters, quick-witted dialogue, and some very dry Nebraska wisdom."
-Lincoln Journal Star

"Readers who liked Shaffner's first escapist Ebb adventure, In the Land of Second Chances, will enjoy this sequel."
-The Boston Globe

"Uproarious and uplifting."
-Booklist

About the Author

George Shaffner has worked in the computer industry for twenty years, most recently as CEO or COO of three international computer companies. He is the father of three children, who are all math refugees.

Edition details

• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156512457X
• ISBN 13: 9781565124578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384