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Chargement... In Polite Company: A Novelpar Gervais Hagerty
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Not the fastest or greatest hurrah for this year but the book is based on the South and my favorite, Charleston, so that made the read worth it for me. The author also has an affinity for zinnias so she has my heart there also! ( ) I read In Polite Company for the Friends and Fiction reading challenge; it was my January selection for a debut book. The author Gervais Hagerty appeared on Friends and Fiction, and many readers recommended her debut novel. It seemed like the perfect time to read it! What I enjoyed most about In Polite Company was the setting. I haven't been to Charleston, South Carolina, in years, and this book transported me there like a documentary film (and it made me want to visit). Charleston was a central character in this book: where "old" Charleston meets the new, for better or worse. I'm glad the main character Simons realized the privilege of her rich Charleston upbringing. Through her eyes, we saw many outdated norms of Charleston society, such as men's clubs where women could not be a member and "happy slave" pictures in the women's restroom. This book is recommended for readers who like Southern fiction, stories about family relationships, or stories where the main character learns more about herself. The storytelling was vivid! I look forward to reading more of Gervais Hagerty's books in the future. First of all I was really intrigued to read this book since it takes place in Charleston and I live not far away in the Lowcountry. I loved the descriptions of the town, its historic homes and the sneak peek into the lifestyle of the aristocratic Charleston natives. Simone is the main character and she wants more than the life that is already laid out for her just because of her family name. She is unhappy with her fiancé, unmotivated by her uninspiring job at the local tv station and looking for "more." It was a pretty good read. I sometimes felt like the author was pushing a racial, environmental and gender issue that almost was too much for me, but otherwise it was a good read that I would recommend to a few friends. I received a complimentary copy as part of the Goodreads Giveaway program. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: "This terrific debut lifts the veil on the charming old city of Charleston and a prominent Lowcountry family to deliver an entertaining story about becoming yourself without totally rejecting your past. Plus: debutante balls! I love this novel." â??Lauren Weisberger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons A captivating debut novel that looks inside the private lives of Charleston aristocracy, where a former debutante learns that sometimes good behavior leads to bad decisions. Tourists think they see the real Charleston, but Simons Smythe knows there's more to her hometown than sweet tea and Southern hospitality. Behind the walled gardens, inside the fabled historic homes, live Charleston's elite. Simons was born into this powerful aristocracy that has quietly ruled the city for centuries. Simons's family has a banner year ahead; Her older sister will give birth to her second child, and her younger sister will make her debutâ??a series of cocktail parties and balls to introduce her to society. And in one year, Simons plans to marry Trip. She hopes that's enough time to fall back in love. Simons produces the news at a local TV station, a job that increasingly tests her loyalty to her family and friends. On her days off, Simons surfs the waves of Folly Beach, crabs the salty rivers of Edisto Island, and follows her wayward heart to King Street bars. The one touchstone in this confusing time is her elegant and secretive grandmother, Laudie, whoâ??repeatedly and mysteriouslyâ??urges Simons to "be brave". In this sparkling novel, Simons unlocks riddles from the past, flirts with a new future and discovers that some rules are made to be Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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