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Winner of the Carolina Novel Award, this is the story of Maggie Sweet, whose great ambition has always been to style hair. But her husband won't hear of it -- and now he's spent all their vacation savings on side-by-side cemetery plots. Maggie decides she'd better do some living before it's too late.
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By JerseyGirl (Charlotte, NC)
Maggie Sweet has always done what her mama and her grandmother told her to do and then she continues that pattern by doing what her family approves of and marrys her science teacher staying in a loveless and mentally abusive marriage for 20 years. The story is also a story about finding a long lost love, as well as, finding yourself. Great southern atmosphere and lots of local North Carolina flavor. Don't miss it!
By Jane S. Sypolt (Louisville, Ohio)
Judith Minthorn Stacy, the author of "Maggie Sweet", lives in my hometown of Mooresville, North Carolina. How thrilled I was to find "Maggie Sweet" at the library in Myrtle Beach, S.C. I read the book from cover to cover in one sitting and have told so many friends about it. You have to be from the South to really appreciate the dialect of Ms. Stacy. I could not find
"Betty Sweet tells all" anywhere. I ordered from "BordeeBooks" and it was just as wonderful as "Maggie Sweet". I cannot wait until Ms. Stacy writes another book, she is a wonderful author.
By S. Lee (Birmingham, AL)
The book is short and "sweet" but definitely a fun read. While "Maggie Sweet" will never be confused with Southern literature such as Faulkner, or even Lee Smith, Stacy does an excellent job with making us laugh and earning our sympathy by the third chapter. Fans of Fannie Flagg and Adriana Trigiani will love this book. Maggie is a "desperate housewife" of a sort, and her struggle to have her childhood dreams is what propels this story along. With the obvious cliches scattered through the whole book,this is forgivable and you won't be disappointed. The characters are like those in your own community. If this book is intended to be the first of a series, it is a striking and stirring beginning. Funny, memorable, and unpretentious.
By C. Schival (Alpharetta, GA)
I couldn't put this book down once I began reading it. It was such a fun read! Maggie Sweet is a great wife, mother, daughter, etc. and had thought that she was happy doing all of the things that "good 'ole Maggie Sweet" should do. (A description she overhears her husband tell one of his historian society friends.) Her 20th high school reunion is coming up and she begins to question her life as she is living it. Will she ever get to realize her life long dream of becoming a hair stylist? Or, will she continue to live the life her husband expects her to live? The characters that Ms. Stacy has created in this book are delightful! I can't wait to read her next book!
By Mercedes L. Johnmeyer (Kingsland, GA)
I absolutely loved this book! Maggie Sweet sure stood up for herself and took charge in the end! I just can't believe that she stayed with that awful husband of hers as long as she did.
This is the story of Maggie Sweet...a woman in a crappy marriage to a man years older than her (he was one of her teachers in high school), who finally gets to the point that she's had enough. Especially when the high school love of her life, Jerry, returns home after his divorce with his wife.
Will Jerry and Maggie live happily ever after? Will the kids ever forgive her for her final decision? And will Maggie finally get to have a successful career doing hair?...I'm not sure, but I'm really hoping the next book gives us a look into the new life Maggie has planned for herself.
I definitely recommend this as a great southern read. There's tons of gossip, drama, and sweet tea! I'm gonna read the next installment the second I get my hands on a copy!
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