The School of Beauty and Charm

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Humorous, Contemporary Women
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Author: Melanie Sumner ISBN: 9781616202316
Publisher: Workman Publishing Publication: September 28, 2001
Imprint: Algonquin Books Language: English
Author: Melanie Sumner
ISBN: 9781616202316
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Publication: September 28, 2001
Imprint: Algonquin Books
Language: English

A “tragically funny debut novel” about a Southern girl’s reckless rebellion (Library Journal).

Henry and Florida Peppers of Counterpoint, Georgia, are upstanding Baptist parents whose dearest wishes are to keep their asthmatic son, Roderick, alive—and keep their smart-ass daughter, Louise, from going to hell. But after Roderick dies at fifteen, the three must figure out how to continue on.

Steady, serious Henry buries himself in his work managing the local cardboard factory. Flamboyant Florida, with a fine-honed knack for losing her cool, redecorates the house and takes up painting by numbers. Louise, however, indulges her addictions: She’d already discovered vanilla extract at an early age, and now she’s developing her tastes for liquor, food, and sex. Still, that’s not quite enough danger for Louise, and at eighteen, she runs off to join a carnival . . .

From a Whiting Award–winning author, The School of Beauty and Charm is a story with the power to make readers laugh and cry, and a moving portrait of a father and mother, two good-hearted people doing everything wrong to win back their daughter.

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A “tragically funny debut novel” about a Southern girl’s reckless rebellion (Library Journal).

Henry and Florida Peppers of Counterpoint, Georgia, are upstanding Baptist parents whose dearest wishes are to keep their asthmatic son, Roderick, alive—and keep their smart-ass daughter, Louise, from going to hell. But after Roderick dies at fifteen, the three must figure out how to continue on.

Steady, serious Henry buries himself in his work managing the local cardboard factory. Flamboyant Florida, with a fine-honed knack for losing her cool, redecorates the house and takes up painting by numbers. Louise, however, indulges her addictions: She’d already discovered vanilla extract at an early age, and now she’s developing her tastes for liquor, food, and sex. Still, that’s not quite enough danger for Louise, and at eighteen, she runs off to join a carnival . . .

From a Whiting Award–winning author, The School of Beauty and Charm is a story with the power to make readers laugh and cry, and a moving portrait of a father and mother, two good-hearted people doing everything wrong to win back their daughter.

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