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    Flies on the Butter
    Flies on the Butter
    Flies on the Butter
    Ebook261 pages7 hours

    Flies on the Butter

    By Denise Hildreth Jones

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    By leaving South Carolina, Rose Fletcher thought she had shaken the dust off her feet for good, but now she's headed south again, racing for the past and hoping to leave her present troubles behind.

    When Rose Fletcher embarks on her car trip to Mullins, South Carolina, she has little idea what awaits her. A powerful DC lobbyist, Rose remains powerless over the demons of her past. With her marriage on the brink of disaster, her mind races with the chaos her life has become as her journey begins to dredge up memories of the mistakes she’s made and the desperate ache of the life she once knew.

    As Rose makes her long drive back to Mullins to attend her grandmother's funeral after 10 years away, it'll take the intervention of strangers and a painful miracle of grace to help her find that place called "home" once again.

    This is a story of how deep roots and southern memories—like chess pie, boiled peanuts, and crazy waitresses in small town diners—can remind you of why sometimes life has to come to a screeching halt before we can learn how to live.

    • A poignant southern tale of how the lost can find their way back home
    • Includes discussion questions for book clubs
    • Also by Denise Jones: Savannah from Savannah
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateFeb 11, 2007
    ISBN9781418537210
    Flies on the Butter
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    Denise Hildreth Jones

    Denise Hildreth-Jones is a writer and international speaker for women's ministries, churches, and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Denise began her career more than 17 years ago writing for other people. She eventually ventured into the world of fiction with her first novel, Savannah from Savannah, and has since published several books. Her novels have been featured in Southern Living; hailed as "smart and witty" by Library Journal; and chosen for the Pulpwood Queen's and Women of Faith book clubs. And her recent novel is Hurricanes in Paradise. Denise makes her home in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, five bonus children, and two dogs and enjoys a good book and a Coca-Cola. Visit her website at www.denisehildreth.com or the popular community and blog resource for singles she has created called "Flying Solo" at www.denisehildreth.typepad.com.

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    • 5/5
      I loved it! Emotional, funny, heartbreaking & heartwarming! Hope you enjoy it too!

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    • 3/5
      - The exposition / beginning of the story was too long,
      the ending too abrupt & dramatic : (
      The use of flashbacks was a bit too much also,
      in my opinion '_' besides, the timeline is not
      as clear as it could be, so sometimes it takes me
      a few pages to realize which phase of Rose's life
      it's describing 0_o"

      - The portrait of how Southerners differ
      from the Washington city people is quite
      successful : ) Besides, it educated me
      about what Southerners like:
      Boiled Peanuts & Frozen Coke ; )
      hehe... i find that pretty amusing.

      - It's nice to know that someone out there
      is attempting to incorporate Christianity/
      the idea of God into their stories,
      but i wish i could see more of that come out
      from the story, as opposed to learning about
      that from the label on the back of the novel.

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