Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross
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- ISBN: 014303670X
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Pub. Date: April 2006
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Comments from the Seller: 2006 Trade paperback Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Synopsis
Miss Julia's wildly popular escapades have kept readers coming back again and again. InMiss Julia Meets Her Match, she finally succumbed to Sam's charms and became Mrs. Murdoch. Will marriage dampen this proper lady's sense of adventure? Fortunately for her growing legion of fans, the answer is no. In Miss Julia's School of Beauty, Hazel Marie is organizing a beauty pageant to raise money for the sheriff's department and enlists Miss Julia's help in teaching the contestants etiquette and poise. Between settling into a new, unfamiliar home and refereeing the squabbles between Sam's housekeeper, James, and her beloved Lillian, Miss Julia could use a distraction. But when Hazel Marie and Little Lloyd—who are still in residence at her old homestead—have a dangerous domestic mishap that only she can set right, Miss Julia packs up and moves back home, Sam in tow.
Just when everything seems to have returned to almost normal, the town erupts with rumors about a marriage mill that may be performing fraudulent ceremonies. What would the town think if they found out Sam and Miss Julia might be living in sin?
Author Biography: Ann B. Ross's five previous novels in this series include Miss Julia Meets Her Match, Miss Julia Hits the Road, Miss Julia Throws a Wedding, Miss Julia Takes Over, and the first book, Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind. Ross holds a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and has taught literature at UNC, Asheville.
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Miss Julia finally marries Sam! With an eight-city tour. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Can you imagine? Ms Julia at a beauty pagentby thr
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08/16/2009: Don't let the title fool you. Ms Julia is a hoot trying to save her marriage. yep her marriage. She is at her funniest when she meets the contestants for the first time.
At first I thought this might be set in the civil war...by Anonymous
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06/27/2006: I had never read a book from this series and picked it up as a summer read. It was moving right along until it reached dialogue between the cooks Lillian and James and then, ultimately, the great grandchild. These characters could have just come in from the field as slaves given their language and dialect. It was like reading Huckleberry Finn (and not in the best sense). Surely African Americans must be offended by the dialogue - sho nuff. It is embarassing.... O.K. maybe Lillian and James are very, very old. But the child is reportedly 5 years old (or so) This is really a difficult book to read because it makes the reader so uneasy with what feels very racist in 2006. Finally, the main character is so 'correct' seems like she could help the child to express herself in a manner similar to her own grandchild. This book conveys a really negative message.
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