The Romance Readers' Book Club
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Book Overview
A southern tale of a teenage girl who opens a Pandoraas box of passion and guilt Bored with her sheltered life on the family farm in Rigby, Georgia, fifteen- year-old Tammi Lynn Elco senses things can change when she acquires a stack of forbidden romance novels. Eluding the watchful eye of her Granny Elco, Tammi forms a secret book club with two girlfriends and her eccentric Aunt Minna, reading about weak- in-the- knees passion and sharing their own stories of love and heartache. When Rigby is seized in an economically damaging drought, local preachers are quick to proclaim sin as the reason for the devastation, forcing Tammi and her fellow book club members to come to terms with the emotions theyare feeling and the strict expectations of the community surrounding them. aDixie Divaa Julie L. Cannon has written a heartfelt coming- of-age tale with true southern flair.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0452288991
ISBN13:9780452288997
Release Date:December 2007
Publisher:Plume Books
Length:278 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Fast read characters were great,loved it!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I loved this book I thought it may be a little young for me when I picked it up & read the back cover but quickly got immersed in the charachters and coming of age story ,It brought me back to when I was a teen and fantasized about romance and lust but so many of us especially us girls were to afraid or ashamed to admit it to anyone and what an active imagination the main character has and so did we all....highly recomended
Cannon's Newest Book Offer a Departure
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Oconee County author Julie Cannon offers another Southern novel populated with authentic characters. She shows great wit and talent as she offers an entertaining read. Though she does have periodic passages from romance novels in this book (all written by the author), Cannon includes this material to prove a point: We are greatly influenced by what we read. Overall, Cannon does an excellent job and her fans will not be disappointed.
Another winner!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Cannon's Romance Reader's Book Club is as engaging as it is endearing. Tammi Lyn Elco's journey to fulfillment is laced with all the elements that makes good fiction great: memorable characters, a sumptious (southern)setting, conflict that grabs the heart, and a resolution that won't let go of it. Don't miss it. J. L. Miles, author of Divorcing Dwayne (April 2008) Cold Rock River Roseflower Creek
Excellent book by a fine and gifted writer
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I've read all of Julie Cannon's books and she gets better and better. Not that she wasn't GREAT with the first one. But Romance Readers was a fantastic read, beautifully written and woven with truth and realistic characters. Loved it!
A Wonderful Coming of Age Story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I just loved Julie Cannon's novel. Repressed fifteen year-old Tammi Lynn Elco discovers her sexuality and deep-seated yearnings through a romance reading book club. An engrossing and funny read that I'm passing on to friends. Cannon knows her South and every word rings true.
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