Chimes from a Cracked Southern Belle, Susan Reinhardt
Chimes from a Cracked Southern Belle, Susan Reinhardt
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Chimes from a Cracked Southern Belle

Author: Susan Reinhardt

Narrator: Jenn Lee

Unabridged: 12 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/31/2022

Categories: Fiction, Women, Southern


Synopsis

Most people think the reason Prudy Millings married the best-looking preacher in the Carolinas—who inexplicably turned psychotic and mowed her down with the church van—is that she was raised all wrong. So not true.

Prudy's reclamation of her life begins two years after the crime spree that nearly stopped her heart. She packs up her two precocious children and settles in her parents' South Carolina hometown where she deals with a delightful, Proverbs-spewing mama who pretends her grown daughters are virgins.

There, in the quirky cocoon of family support, Prudy finds new purpose for herself and her children, discovering joy in places she never expected it:

In a nursing home where she tends to the likes of 104-year-old Annie Sue who loves Posh Spice, still drives her ancient Skylark, and has a hankering for cold draft beer.

In crashing funerals with her sex-kitten Aunt Weepie who attends funerals just to get the covered-dish meals afterward, even though she has no idea who's in the coffins.

As Prudy begins a journey toward recovery and becoming a registered nurse, a dark secret surfaces, one that if handled right, could be her ticket to allowing herself to love again.

About Susan Reinhardt

Susan Reinhardt is a Southerner who has lived in Georgia, South Carolina, and now the mountains of western North Carolina. A former syndicated columnist for the Asheville Citizen Times and the Gannett, she has won dozens of national awards for her columns and feature pieces.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jack on July 24, 2013

Chimes From a Cracked Southern Belle by Susan Reinhardt. Seldom have I read a book that left me with so many different emotions. Chimes From a Cracked Southern Belle is at times totally hilarious, and at other time poignant, and mysterious. The story begins with a description of how Prudy is trying t......more

Goodreads review by Joan on August 09, 2013

I finished reading Chimes From a Cracked Southern Belle a few days ago and I cannot stop thinking of the characters in the book.. I gained a relationship with all of them. Prudy, Mama, Aunt Weepie...and even Pauline. I know "mama" personally, because I have a Mama just like this one in Susan's book........more

Goodreads review by Sue on July 04, 2013

To say that Susan Reinhardt makes me laugh out loud while reading her is an understatement. I'd recommend any of her other books...but this is different...her venture into fiction. Around page 45 ish is a scene that will have tears coming to your eyes from laughing. I'll only say it has to do with a......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on June 19, 2021

The title fits this amazing read perfectly! Wow where do I begin? I absolutely loved this read! The characters, storyline, plot, and the lovely sprinkles in between! It took me on an emotional roller coaster. From laughing my butt off, balling my eyes out, smiling until my lips hurt, feeling so grat......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer cornett on July 03, 2021

Funny read The characters were very different and very easily liked.This book is funny and has a very serious undertone.I would recommend this book for anyone wanting a feel good book.......more