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Mr. & Mrs. American Pie
Mr. & Mrs. American Pie | Juliet McDaniel
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The year is 1969. Dick Nixon was just sworn in as the thirty-seventh President of the United States. Neil Armstrong just took one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. And notable Palm Springs socialite Maxine Simmons just found out that her husband is leaving her for his twenty-two-year-old secretary. After a public meltdown at Thanksgiving, Maxine finds herself not only divorced, but exiled to Scottsdale, Arizona. However, these desert boondocks will not be her endonly her Elba. The former beauty queen sets her eyes on a new crown: that of the Mrs. American Pie pageant, awarded to the nations best wife and mother. Maxine only has one problem: to win the crown shell need to findor builda family of her own.
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tammysue
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4 ☆ This was so much fun! In 1969 climbing the social ladder of the Palm Springs in-crowd is self absorbed Maxine‘s ONLY way of life.. that is until SURPRISE.. her husband of 16yrs drops the D-word. After her epic snap she‘s vanquished to Scottsdale of all places. Delightful, quirky and pure enjoyment for me. If you‘re wanting a change of pace this is the book! 👸🏼🥧

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Jnnlb
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mrozzz
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A little glimpse of Maxine and the book‘s overall tone 🤗

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mrozzz
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This was a riot and a half. 😂

Maxine is finally hosting an elite Palm Springs Thanksgiving— but the day of, her husband tells her he‘s leaving. She makes an outrageous scene when the friend she was trying to impress drops the ultimate bomb: he left her for his impregnated 19yo secretary & she was the last to know.

She manages to leave with $250,000 & a condo in Scottsdale. She just has to stay away from Palm Springs & change her name. 👇🏻

mrozzz (Cont‘d) In the tail end of 1969, in a strange new (pedestrian) place, with her new old name, a small fortune and plenty of time on her hands, Maxine befriends the local barkeep, Robert, and grumpily keeps an eye on a neighbor kid, Charles, in the complex as she hatches a plan for her next step: go back to pageants and redeem herself by winning Mr. & Mrs. American Pie. The only problem? She needs a husband and kids. (edited) 6y
jillrhudy This is what I need to have right now—something light and funny! 6y
mrozzz I hope you pick it up! Out Aug 7 😊 @jillrhudy 6y
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mrozzz
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“Everyone‘s so terrified of feminists. Of course, these are the same people who think that we women are harmless little flies. I personally have no problem with feminists. I just don‘t care for such rigid thinking. I simply don‘t understand why I can‘t be drop-dead gorgeous and the smartest person in the room.”

I‘ll excuse the “rigid” comment based on the time period, but otherwise I couldn‘t agree more! Feminism= acting/looking/being it all 💪🏻

britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 6y
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