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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial (Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0688177751
  • ISBN-13: 978-0688177751
  • Product Dimensions: 20.7 x 13.6 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 73,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I'D JUST CAUGHT my breath after the shock of my husband's sudden passing when his last legacy showed up on my front porch. Read the first page
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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Within two pages of this novel I found myself laughing aloud, and this continued at frequent intervals throughout.This book should carry a warning - not to be read in public, or run the risk of some very peculiar glances.

In her portrayal of small town society the writer often shows a degree of comic insight and a sureness of touch which would not be out of place in a Jane Austen novel. High praise indeed.

Miss Julia is a superb creation: honest,kind,without any but the most minor and excusable self delusion. Her pithy observations on the pretensions of others are a delight and her short way with hypocrisy has a surgical edge. Listening to Miss Julia's inner voice,I was frequently reminded of another unforgettable character, Huckleberry Finn, though I suspect that she would not be impressed by the comparison.

This book gave me enormous pleasure and I recommend it unreservedly.

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After over four decades of marriage to Wesley Lloyd Springer, his wife Julia expects to live a proper, wealthy, life after his untimely death. However, a few months following Wesley's burial, Hazel Marie Pickett accompanied by a nine-year old boy arrive with proof that Wesley sired Junior. Julia needs no official documentation to believe that her deceased spouse is the young boy's father since the lad could be Wesley's twin minus sixty years. Hazel says Wesley Senior left no provision for his son and asks Julia to watch him while she matriculates at a beauty school.

An angry Julia soon learns that the entire town knew about Senior's affair. She takes her late husband's child into her home, but goes one step beyond by acknowledging Junior as a family member. Meanwhile, the pastor tries to prove that Julia is incompetent to run the estate. He wants the court to name him to manage it. A relative of Hazel sees the kid as a ticket to gaining Julia's money even if it means kidnapping the child. Julia understands that she, with the help of her maid and Hazel, has a fight on her hands to keep what is rightfully belongs to her and Junior.

MISS JULIA SPEAKS HER MIND is an interesting comedic look at the lifestyle of a small Southern town. The characters are interesting, particularly Julia who reexamines her life. The support cast adds to the entertainment as they show how people interact with one another. Since Miss Daisy and Steel Magnolias, many authors have written similar story lines. Ann B. Ross provides a fresh look as she treats difficult social issues in a humorous folksy way.

Harriet Klausner

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Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind represents the best of Southern humor--it's quirky, candid and offers keen observations on the social rules that govern life in a small town. While some have likened it to Jan Karon's Mitford books, I find it closer in tone to Michael Malone's Handling Sin or John Kennedy Toole's Confederacy of Dunces. Miss Julia has much more pepper than any of the Mitford residents I've come across, and her unveiling of hypocrisy spares no-one. Still, the novel is good-natured at its heart and the narrator's warmth and vitatility are what ultimately triumph.

For a fast-paced, hilarious and thoroughly fun summer read, this is the book to pick.

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