Book Synopsis:
Set in the Bible Belt of Deep East Texas, Visiting the Sins is a darkly funny story about mothers and daughters, naked ambition, elusive redemption, and all the torment it's possible to inflict in the name of family.
Down through the decades, the lofty social aspirations of the feisty but perennially dissatisfied Wheeler women -- Pokey, the love-starved, pistol-packing matriarch; Rebanelle, the frosty former beauty queen turned church organist; and Curtis Jean, the backsliding gospel singer -- are exceeded only by their unfortunate taste in men and a seemingly boundless capacity for holding grudges. A legacy of feuding and scandal lurches from one generation to the next with tragic consequences that threaten to destroy everything the Wheeler women have sacrificed their souls to build.
Down through the decades, the lofty social aspirations of the feisty but perennially dissatisfied Wheeler women -- Pokey, the love-starved, pistol-packing matriarch; Rebanelle, the frosty former beauty queen turned church organist; and Curtis Jean, the backsliding gospel singer -- are exceeded only by their unfortunate taste in men and a seemingly boundless capacity for holding grudges. A legacy of feuding and scandal lurches from one generation to the next with tragic consequences that threaten to destroy everything the Wheeler women have sacrificed their souls to build.
Author's Bio:
Melanie Denman is a native of Nacogdoches, Texas and a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University. An eighth-generation Texan, and a former banker and cattle rancher, she currently lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is working on a second novel.
Melanie Denman is a native of Nacogdoches, Texas and a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University. An eighth-generation Texan, and a former banker and cattle rancher, she currently lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is working on a second novel.
Giveaway:
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Prize: One of 15 copies of Visiting the Sins (Open USA & Canada) and Amazon Gift Cards 3 X $10, 2 X $15, 1 X $20 (Open internationally). Ends April 25.
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My review;
I just finished reading "Visiting the Sins", I found that once I started reading it I could not put it down until I finished it. This is the kind of book that makes you laugh and then a little later on makes you very sad. This is about a family, the Wheelers, and all of their issues. The problem is that eventually their grudges and the fighting will hurt their family. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.
My review;
I just finished reading "Visiting the Sins", I found that once I started reading it I could not put it down until I finished it. This is the kind of book that makes you laugh and then a little later on makes you very sad. This is about a family, the Wheelers, and all of their issues. The problem is that eventually their grudges and the fighting will hurt their family. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.
Is really interesting how family grudges can tear apart the heart and soul of a family.
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