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Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton
Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton | Susannah B. Lewis
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Sometimes what your life is missing is an eccentric group of older ladies to take you under their wing . . . When Raeley Ann Suttons mama passes away and leaves her the house where she grew up, Rae cant imagine how the little old place might restore her broken life. Mourning the recent loss of her marriage, she takes the house and settles back in tiny, one-horse Whitten with her fourteen-year-old daughter, Molly Margaret, and their overweight dog. There shes embraced by her mothers close-knit circle of friends, the Third Thursday ladies: Mrs. Fannie, Mrs. Dora, and Aunt Maxine. Though almost half their age and far less confident of positive outcomes, Rae joins their ministry-slash-book-club-slash-gossip circle and allows the women to speak wry honesty and witty humor into her tired heart. As a new career and a new romance bring their own complications, Rae relies on the unlikely family shes found and begins to wonder if her future holds more hope than she ever could have imagined. Known for her heartwarming stories and genuine Southern voice, Susannah B. Lewis dazzles with her latest story of women strengthening women. Settle in for an enchanting tale, featuring a delightful cast of characters. At turns humorous and heart-wrenching, Lewiss novel delivers on themes of forgiveness and restoration. Wise, witty, and full of Southern charm, Bless Your Heart, Rea Sutton is as refreshing as a tall glass of sweet tea on a hot summer day! Denise Hunter, bestselling author of the Riverbend Romances Sweet, witty, Southern contemporary women's fiction Stand-alone novel Book length: 80,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs
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MaggieCarr
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Listened to this one on Libro.FM and really didn't prefer the narrator but I did enjoy this Christian fiction story. The subcharacters, a trio of elderly ladies, are the epitome of southern grace and gossip. I loved getting to know Rae's Mama through the letters she hid for Rae to find after her passing. May have only desired a different last paragraph...

MaggieCarr ... as our main character has shown herself to be a pillar without any man and I thought that would have been a better option but alas I'm not the author. 2y
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robinb
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Rae Sutton is a 36 yo woman with a 15 yo daughter whose husband left her for a younger woman and who has just lost her mom to cancer. She uproots her life back to her hometown and her parents‘ old house and begins to remake herself with a new career and possible new love. With God, her Aunt Maxine, and two other elderly friends to lean on, she must make some difficult decisions about the future. On paper it sounds good, but I had some issues 🔻

robinb with it. I simply wasn‘t invested with the characters and at times was frustrated with Rae and her waffling between two men. Honestly I had to push myself to finish. The writing was rather simplistic, and I found the vernacular grating and over-the-top too often (it‘s set in AL). I did like how the characters‘ faith and beliefs were woven into the story and how they were used to lead to life decisions. 🔻 2y
robinb But I just wasn‘t engaged enough to make for an enjoyable read. 2.5/5⭐️ 2y
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