Their husbands are partners in a law firm, and they are best of friends. Two are natives of Ithaca, Georgia, raised on the wrong side of the tracks and married into fine, old wealth families (much to the chagrin of their in-laws). Alas, Lavonne Zibolsky is a newcomer, having only lived in Ithaca for eighteen-years, God love her, and is a ... shudder... Yankee, bless her heart. Sit back, relax, and be prepared to roll in the floor laughing at the antics of Eadie Boone, Nita Broadwell, and Lavonne when they seek revenge against cheating husbands, and thumb their noses at Southern tradition.

Eadie is talented sculptress/artist and an ex-beauty queen. She has been stalking her husband and his twenty-two year old girl friend for several months, and it isn't as effective as it once was. She knows Trevor still loves her, and will come to his senses soon, but it might take something a little more dramatic to get his attention.

Nita's has immersed herself in erotic, Native American romances, and fantasizes about the young Native American carpenter who is doing repairs at the Broadwell home. Nita's husband, Charles, is older, domineering, and her children are miserable. Nita wants more from her husband, and her life, than she is getting. However, the condom she finds in Charles' hunting jacket opens her eyes to the state of her marriage.

Lavonne has been put in charge of the law firm's annual party when Charles' mother, Virginia, decided at the last minute she could not do it. She's desperate to find caterers, etc., because her husband, Leonard, wants everything to be perfect. Lavonne has surrounded herself with food, is sixty pounds overweight and miserable in the South. Unbeknownst to her, Leonard is planning to get a divorce in the near future.

Three incidents have pride of place in this story; the law firm's annual party, the law partner's annual hunting trip in Montana, and the annual Kudzu Ball. The party is a hilarious, roaring success, and the annual hunting party is, well you gotta find that out for yourself.

You have to wait for the Kudzu Ball and the crowning of the Kudzu Queen, but it is definitely worth waiting for, and absolutely worth the price of admission. Who couldn't enjoy being present for the coronation of Ithaca's own Miss Ima Badass, and her theme song, played by the Swamp Dogs: "Liquored Up and Lacquered Down"

Debut author Cathy Holton's writing is lusciously organized, and sated with bawdy, sharp humor, fleshed-out, superb characters, and exceptional narrative. REVENGE OF THE KUDZU DEBUTANTES is, in this reader's opinion, a strong candidate for best new author and best book of the year.