The Three Miss Margarets: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000FC1V5G |
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| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Returning home drunk late one night, she spies the three ladies congregating unaccountably in a deserted cabin. Yet the three Miss Margarets are wholly imagined, rich creations whose reticence speaks volumes about their time and place.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. As the three Miss Margarets struggle with how much to reveal about Vashti's life and death, they also reflect on their own longtime intimacy and on the race hatred in their community that led, decades ago, to a series of ghastly crimes. She doesn't belabor the social forces that defined the lives of these doyennes; instead, she gradually reveals Dr. Maggie Harris's lesbian love life, Margaret (Li'l Bit) Hanning's decadelong affair with a redneck gardener and Peggy Garrison's embattled domestic arrangeme
Once she knows, will she reveal the truth about the three women she was raised to despise? Or will she face her own troubled history and put the dark legacy they all share behind them?The Three Miss Margarets is an irresistible, page-turning exploration of the past and the myriad ways it exerts a hold on the present.From the Hardcover edition.. Maggie, and Miss Li’l Bit, friends and confidantes for nearly a lifetime, find it funny and bewildering that they have become icons in Charles Valley, Georgia. Now Laurel is on the verge of discoveri
Mercedes J. said A Southern Gem. This was quite possibly my favorite read of the year so far. I had this book sitting on my shelf for ages, but my Aunt recently finished it and loved it, so I figured I'd finally pick it up. I can't believe I let this sit there so long!! This was a great book! Mystery, murder, betrayal, all mixed together with a heavy dose of Southern Charm!The Three Miss Margaret's, (Dr. Maggie, Li'l Bit, and Peggy) have been friends for years. Now much older women, they'r. I enjoyed the story and really wanted to see how it Debra LaCrosse I enjoyed the story and really wanted to see how it all played out. I was a little disappointed after hearing the full story and the actions that took place by the 3 Margarets. All in all a good read but the ending wasn't what I wanted to hear.. Fun Southern Mystery with unlikely ending! What a fun book to stumble upon! I won't forget these ladies! Enjoyed every minute of this page turner.