The Kudzu Queen
Book description
"Funny, sad, and tender... Mimi Herman has written a novel that possesses a true and hard won understanding of the South." -David Sedaris, author of Happy-Go-Lucky
Fifteen-year-old Mattie Lee Watson dreams of men, not boys. So when James T. Cullowee, the Kudzu King, arrives in Cooper County, North Carolina in…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Kudzu Queen as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Another book that uses humor to get at the truth of things, in this case a dark truth that author Mimi Herman expertly negotiates. Plus, The Kudzu Queen has characters with great names (Mattie Lee Watson, James T. Cullowee).
I love characters with odd names, probably hearkening back to a childhood love of O. Henry, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain. Best of all, the bad guy gets his comeuppance in this book.
That’s one of the best things about writing fiction. You can make villains drown in their villainy. It beats reading the newspaper where the villains get page one…
From Steven's list on funny and not-so-funny truths about small towns.
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