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Lynn Austin's new book does not disappoint
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I absolutely LOVED this book. It was a great win from a goodreads giveaway, and after a month or so of so-so books, this one really hit the spot.
Set in the 1960's this book is part "The Help" part "To Kill a Mockingbird". When Ibby is sent to live with her eccentric grandma Fannie, just days after her father's sudden death she has no idea what she's in for. Fannie, Ibby, and the members of the Trout family (particularly Queenie, and Dollbaby) become a unique family unit over the years. As they d ...more
Set in the 1960's this book is part "The Help" part "To Kill a Mockingbird". When Ibby is sent to live with her eccentric grandma Fannie, just days after her father's sudden death she has no idea what she's in for. Fannie, Ibby, and the members of the Trout family (particularly Queenie, and Dollbaby) become a unique family unit over the years. As they d ...more
Dollbaby is the debut novel of Laura Lane McNeal and I loved it! It is a novel of New Orleans. The author is from New Orleans and she depicts the atmosphere so well. I felt like I was there.
The novel starts with Ibby Bell (Liberty Bell!) coming to New Orleans in the summer of 1964 to live with her father's relatives right after his sudden death. Ibby is twelve. So we meet the relatives and servants - Fannie, Dollbaby, Queenie, Cork, T-Bone, Birdelia. They were all great, somewhat eccentric chara ...more
The novel starts with Ibby Bell (Liberty Bell!) coming to New Orleans in the summer of 1964 to live with her father's relatives right after his sudden death. Ibby is twelve. So we meet the relatives and servants - Fannie, Dollbaby, Queenie, Cork, T-Bone, Birdelia. They were all great, somewhat eccentric chara ...more
Set in New Orleans during the Civil Rights Movement, Dollbaby is the story of Ibby growing up with her grandma, Fannie, after her father dies in an accident and her mom abandons her. She is raised by Fannie and her New Orleans family, including Queenie, Doll, Crow, and Birdelia.
Loved, loved, loved this. Need to make Mom and Grandma read.
Loved, loved, loved this. Need to make Mom and Grandma read.
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