Title: PRETTY IS
AS PRETTY DOES
Author: Debby
Mayne
Publisher:
Abingdon Press
June 2013
ISBN: 978-1426733581
Genre: Women’s
fiction
Priscilla Slater
goes to her ten-year high school reunion with equal parts dread and eager
anticipation. Even though she’s a successful owner of a chain of hair salons
and no longer has the mousy brown hair, crooked teeth, and discount-store
wardrobe, she still feels like the ugly duckling. But when she arrives at the
reunion, Priscilla soon realizes that her old classmates aren’t exactly as she
remembers them. With humor and a just a touch of sassiness, Priscilla finds
herself facing her own truth—and she may be surprised at what she discovers.
PRETTY IS AS
PRETTY DOES is the first book I’ve read by Debby Mayne, but if this indications
of her style, it won’t be the last. I didn’t go to my ten-year reunion (my
school skipped it) but if I had, I probably would’ve faced it with all the
angst that the main point of view characters all faced it with. Laura, who
married the class drunk. Celeste, the ugly duckling. Tracey, the beauty queen
who’s ex is dating a high school student. Tim, in love with Priscilla, and
Priscilla, the most likely to succeed…but the one who feels the least
successful.
PRETTY IS AS
PRETTY DOES has enough drama to fuel a soap opera for a season. And enough
angst to make you relive your teenage years. Ten year reunion? What has really
changed?
Priscilla is a
great heroine. I fell in love with her wisdom, her gentle approach, her gift of
giving, of mercy. I did hope she’d get together with Tim and see what a
treasure he is instead of longing for her high school crush, but… this isn’t a
romance. It’s women’s fiction.
I’m looking
forward to reading the second book in the Class
Reunion series, Bless Her Heart, releasing
in August. 304 pages. $14.99 pages.
2 comments:
Great review Laura! I'm going to have to put this on my wish list!
Debby is a new author to me.
Blessings!
Judy
WOW Laura this sounds like a good story to read...I dreaded my 50th yr hs reunion too, I was always shy at school and not a lot different today.
thanks for sharing this one...
Paula O(kyflo130@yahoo.com)
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