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"Raise a glass to a lovely first novel."
"Good book. Easy fast read."
"Fun, witty first novel, set in Mississippi in the 60's and 70's."
Just a few of the quotes from reviewers who have cried and
laughed their way through the pages of Bourbon Decay. A
coming of age story set in a time when the whole country, especially
the deep south of this story’s setting, was experiencing growing pains.
Lisa Tingle's parents weren't expecting her birth ten years after her sister's. Perhaps that's why she always felt she didn't fit in, always felt a little left out, and comes to a point where she doesn't want to fit in, just wants out. Out of the the tightrope of tension of the 20 year silence between her father and grandfather. Out of the house where the bathroom is a 60's version of a 20's speakeasy her parents frequent whenever they want to avoid their parents, the happy hour sisters, her aunts, who become bible thumping Baptists in her grandmother's presence. Then there are the cousins and...her sister who's escape plans consist of marry, divorce,marry, divorce, marry--well, you get the picture.
But Jolly's talent for witty dialogue and somehow endowing the most unlikable character's with a touch of irresistible southern charm pulls this work from the classic overcoming dysfunctional family, coming of age saga, and delights the reader with a fast paced, thoroughly enjoyable comic romp,through the life and times of Lisa Tingle.
Penned with a masterful balance of pain and humor, Bourbon Decay is filled with scenes that will stir familiar memories that invoke empathy for the character, yet allow you to share, mix, and mingle experiences with Lisa, until they are fun, funny, hysterical.
Enjoy a few happy hours with Donna Jolly's Bourbon Decay.
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With over 13 years experience in marketing and PR for a large firm that sends her traveling all over the world, author Donna Jolly says she still finds herself facing the writers dilemma of reluctant shyness when it comes to promoting her own work, "Bourbon Decay." Read her blog
http://bourbondecay.blogspot.com/ and enjoy a sneek peak at the first chapter of “Bourbon Decay.”
Charlene Austin
Writers and Readers Network
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