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THE SWEET LIFE
By: Lynn York
Plume
March 2007
On Sale: February 27, 2007
304 pages
ISBN: 0452288223
EAN: 9780452288225
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Women's Fiction Contemporary
In her eagerly anticipated second novel, The Sweet Life, York catches up with the good people of Swanβs Knob for another poignant, funny, and beautifully realized glimpse of small-town life in the South. Itβs been eight years since Roy Swan successfully won the hand of piano teacher and resident choir director, Miss Wilma and now, their lives have settled into a state of happy predictability. But all that changes with the arrival of Miss Wilmaβs teenage granddaughter, whose estranged father, Harper, follows shortly behind. Soon Harper has convinced Roy to let him stage a βsmallβ country and bluegrass concert in his pasture, drawing thousands of screaming fans, not to mention a small forest of Porta Potties. Roy and Wilma weather each new tempest with grace and grit, until a crippling stroke leaves Roy debilitatedβand life in Swanβs Knob becomes a lot less simple. A worthy successor to her memorable debut, Lynn Yorkβs The Sweet Life weaves a story at once whimsical and wise, filled with all the warmth and charm of the South itself.
About the Author
Lynn York was born and raised in North Carolina. Educated at Duke University and the University of Texas at Austin, she lived in Washington, D.C., working in the international telecommunications industry until small children and a promise of decent vegetables and a yard with grass brought her back to North Carolina in 1995.
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