
Waking Up in Dixie
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Laural Merlington
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By:
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Haywood Smith
When Elizabeth Mooney escaped the shame of her "white trash" family to marry the crown prince of her small town, Howell Whittington, she never dreamed that 30 years later she'd end up trapped in a loveless marriage to the cruel banker who's foreclosing on all her friends.
Then Howe has a stroke while sitting up in church, and when he wakes up, he's at the mercy of all his appetites and emotions. Transformed, Howe wants to be a real husband - which scares proper, repressed Elizabeth to death - and setting out to right past wrongs, he blackmails the town's baddies into doing the right thing by threatening to foreclose on their mortgages. The ensuing hilarious rollercoaster ride wakes up not only Elizabeth and their marriage but the whole town and its hidebound institutions.
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Critic reviews
A truly fun listen
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Great story!
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Love it
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Found Another Southern Jewel!!!
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Delightfully Dixie
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Good story
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A Southern Story
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I would if they were looking for something really fluffy. This book also had a Christian slant I did not expect, but didn't mind. It might affect who I would chose to recommend the book to however.What did you like best about this story?
It kept a reasonably fast pace most of the book, and never pretend to be more than it was: wish fulfillment fluff. Smith can also be quite a funny writer at times.Have you listened to any of Laural Merlington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I'm unfamiliar with her other performances, but would be happy to listen to more of her work in the future.Any additional comments?
I rounded down from five starts for an enormously cheesy ending, as well as some repetition and dragging in the plot. Overall though it's still quite fun and well written. I'm not the target audience—the story is 100% wish fulfillment fantasy for the unhappily married and middle aged set—but the book had enough humor that I still felt it a credit well spent.Enjoyable Light Read, Pure Fantasy Fluffiness
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my one complaint on audio is patricia's voice...she sounded more like a 5 yr old than a college kid.
second chances
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Would you consider the audio edition of Waking Up in Dixie to be better than the print version?
Yes - Laurel Merlington makes the main character come to life. The other characters are great too! Excellent performance!!!!What was one of the most memorable moments of Waking Up in Dixie?
Mama getting an earful from her son! Emily Post would have turned red.Which scene was your favorite?
Mama getting an earful from her son! Emily Post would have turned red.If you could rename Waking Up in Dixie, what would you call it?
Until Death Do Us Part...MaybeA Great Haywood Smith Book
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