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Learn moreCotillion (n): a formal gathering of bright young women on the verge of entering adulthood, the society pages, and prospective high-tax-bracket marriages. Think a Civil War reenactment with crisp, clean white dresses. Catfight (n): an impromptu gathering of not-so-young women on the verge of losing their cool. Think a cotillion with hair-pulling. Itās been more than a year since the Kudzu Debutantes exacted sweet, merciless revenge on their cheating husbands, but the repercussions are still palpable throughout Ithaca, Georgia: Nita is anxiously preparing herself for marriage to Jimmy Lee, a man thirteen years her junior; Lavonne, despite having dropped her husbandāand eighty poundsāand having launched her own business, longs for love; and while Eadie remains married to Trevor, she feels more neglected than ever. So the occasion of Nitaās second wedding seems like just the ticket to cheer up the disconsolate Debs. But theyāve made a formidable enemy in Virginia Broadwell, first lady of Ithaca and the brideās ex-mother-in-law. Hell-bent on vengeance and determined to restore old-school social mores, Virginia hatches a plan so devious it makes her pedicured toes curl in anticipation. Soon enough, the women are knocked for a loop, but you canāt keep a Kudzu Debutante down for long. The one thing stronger than Virginiaās wrath is the bond between the three friends. With spirit, wit, and down-home gumption, the take-no-prisoners trio decides itās time to ditch their cotillion manners as they rally to save Nitaās marriage, Lavonneās business, Eadieās sanity, and the honor of Kudzu Debs the world over. Packed with authentic Southern flavor and characters as colorful as an azalea in full bloom, The Secret Lives of the Kudzu Debutantes serves up stinging one-liners and earthy wisdom in equal measure.
Cathy Holton was born in Lakeland, Florida, and grew up in college towns in the South and the Midwest. She attended Oklahoma State University and Michigan State University and worked for a number of years in Atlanta before settling in the mountains of Tennessee with her husband and their three children.
Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. She has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career. With over four hundred titles to her credit, her narration spans nearly every genre, from nonfiction to mystery, science fiction, fantasy, romance, and childrenās fiction. AudioFile magazine says, āMarguerite Gavinā¦has a sonorous voice, rich and full of emotion.ā
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āHolton shines in this farce, proving once again a Kudzu Deb is antisociety, game for almost anything and as indestructible as the eponymous vine.ā
“It’s great fun reading about these women as they trade their tea for tequila and get smart, get out, and get even.”
“A broadly comic vengeance fantasy that rips along energetically…light and funny…Holton has a lively, fluid style that shifts easily among the viewpoints of several characters and goes down as easily as sweet tea.”
“Irresistibly entertaining, hilarious, a cunning, rollicking addition to the popular Southern ‘steel magnolias’ genre…Not since the Ya-Ya Sisterhood has there been a group of good ol’ gals to rival Holton’s trio of scorned Southern women.”
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