SummaryA wry, wise new novel of Southern dreams and second
chances.
On the morning of her birthday, Vonda Thayer awakes from her
American Dream to realize she's living a domestic nightmare.
She plays happy homemaker to two whiny, self-absorbed
teenagers, a ranting, divorced monster-in-law, and her
knocked-up oldest daughter, who's just moved home to escape
a deadbeat boyfriend. In her free time, Vonda stalks her
no-good husband and his bimbo du jour. And now her ailing,
cantankerous father-in-law—the monster's very estranged
ex—needs a nursemaid and a place to recover. Vonda
seriously needs to replace that white picket fence with
barbed wire.
When a hurricane rips through north Florida, it threatens to
tear her already fragile family completely apart. It's up to
Vonda to help them weather the storm and learn a few
survival instincts in the process. The sun's going down on
this desperate housewife, and dawn's breaking on a new,
improved Vonda Thayer...
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