Mrs. Wiggins, Mary Monroe
Mrs. Wiggins, Mary Monroe
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Mrs. Wiggins

Author: Mary Monroe

Series: Mama Ruby

Narrator: Shari Peele

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/30/2021

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

Reminiscent of her captivating, scandalous Mama Ruby series, New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe crafts a story set in the Deep South during the Depression, in this tale of a woman determined to have a respectable life—no matter what it costs to keep it …

The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church-going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama—and
the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie’s background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden. And Maggie’s unexpected charm, elegance,
and religious devotion makes her the perfect partner in lies …

Their surprising union makes the Wiggins’ the town’s most envied couple— complete with a son, Claude, whom Maggie idolizes. Until he falls in love with the worst possible fiancée. Terrified, Maggie won’t let Daisy destroy her son. And
when her employer’s brother sexually harasses her, Maggie knows something needs to be done about him as well. In fact, she realizes there are an awful lot of sinning “disruptive” people who should be eliminated from her perfect world …

But the more Maggie tries to take control, the more obstacles are thrown in her way. And when it seems like the one person she always expected to be there is starting to drift away, Maggie will play one final, merciless game to secure what
she’s fought so hard to earn …

About Mary Monroe

Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels, with over one million books in print. She is a three-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the J. California Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers, she taught herself how to write before going on to become the first and only member of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland, California.


Reviews

Mrs. Wiggins was the first book that I had the opportunity to read by Mary Monroe. I was glad that I started with this book because it was exactly what I needed. It was fast paced, kept me guessing, and transported me back in time to life in the Deep South during a turbulent and controversial time f......more

Goodreads review by Crystal (Melanatedreader) on June 07, 2021

I’m not even about to play with this lady. Mary Monroe has told a story that has captured me from the first page. This book has so many twists and turns The ending my Lawd! I’m so glad I picked up this book! The characters are rich... the story is entertaining and I just cannot with the book! I love......more

Goodreads review by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ on September 09, 2021

We meet the eponymous Mrs. Wiggins on the day of her wedding at the age of seventeen to young Hubert Wiggins, circa 1917. Both of them have secret reasons for getting married to each other, and as they are good friends, the marriage is more of a platonic understanding than a romantic bond. Things go......more

Goodreads review by Karren on June 23, 2021

Seventeen year old Maggie Franklin grew up in Alabama with an alcoholic father and her poor mother was once a prostitute. Hubert Wiggins is a respectable young man, her childhood friend, he works hard and goes to church. His parents are lovely, Leroy his father is a minister and his mother Clarice w......more

Goodreads review by Demetrius on April 21, 2025

Wow! This book was good. I usually don’t pick books like this but I’m glad I decided to give it a chance. I declare, the narrator did an amazing job.......more