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The Ladies of Garrison Gardens
Louise Shaffer
Ballantine
September 2006
On Sale: August 29, 2006
352 pages
ISBN: 0812968832
EAN: 9780812968835
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Women's Fiction
Charles Valley’s legendary dowagers, the three Miss
Margarets, have lost one of their own: Peggy Garrison, who
married into a huge fortune but was constantly
overshadowed by the legacy her husband’s first wife, the
great Myrtis Garrison. When Peggy’s will is read, the news
of who will take over the Garrison fortune shakes the town
to its core. To everyone’s shock, Peggy has left all of
the Garrison holdings–the world-famous botanical gardens,
the massive resort, and the lovely Garrison “Cottage,”
where FDR once visited–to the town’s down-and-out wild
child, Laurel Selene McCready.
Laurel was like a
daughter to Miss Peggy, but the last thing she wants to do
is step into Miss Peggy’s shoes as the wealthiest, most
powerful person in town, especially since the Garrison
fortune never bought Peggy any happiness. On top of that,
when Laurel reluctantly explores her hew home, the storied
Garrison Cottage, she discovers that mysteries abound when
it comes to the great Miss Myrtis. What clues are hidden
in an old suitcase containing a child’s dress and sheet
music dating back to the Southern Vaudeville circuit? Who
is the elderly woman outside Atlanta who has been keeping
track of the Garrison estate’s every development via the
Charles Valley Gazette? And how will Laurel avoid the fate
of her two predecessors whose secrets have far greater
implications than Laurel could ever have imagined?
Culminating in an unforgettable sleight of hand, proving
that behind every great fortune there is a great crime,
The Ladies of Garrison Gardens is as page-turning and
irresistible as its predecessor.
From the
Hardcover edition.
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