Mrs. Saint and the Defectives, Julie Lawson Timmer
Mrs. Saint and the Defectives, Julie Lawson Timmer
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Mrs. Saint and the Defectives

Author: Julie Lawson Timmer

Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley

Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/01/2017

Categories: Fiction, Women, Family Life

Synopsis

Critically acclaimed author Julie Lawson Timmer returns with a tale of how community can heal the brokenness in all of us.Markie, a fortysomething divorcée who has suffered a humiliating and very public fall from marital, financial, and professional grace, moves, along with her teenage son, Jesse, to a new town, hoping to lick her wounds in private. But Markie and Jesse are unable to escape the attention of their new neighbor Mrs. Saint, an irascible, elderly New European woman who takes it upon herself, along with her ragtag group of “defectives,” to identify and fix the flaws in those around her, whether they want her to or not.What Markie doesn’t realize is that Mrs. Saint has big plans for the divorcée’s broken spirit. Soon, the quirky yet endearing woman recruits Markie to join her eccentric community, a world where both hidden truths and hope unite them. But when Mrs. Saint’s own secrets threaten to unravel their fragile web of healing, it’s up to Markie to mend these wounds and usher in a new era for the “defectives”—one full of second chances and happiness.

About Julie Lawson Timmer

Julie Lawson Timmer grew up in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and graduated from McMaster University before earning a law degree from Southern Methodist University in Texas. By turns, she is a writer, lawyer, mom/stepmom, and fledgling yogi. Her first novel, Five Days Left, received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal; her second novel, Untethered, received a starred review from Library Journal and was praised by Kirkus Reviews as a “thoughtfully written and ultimately uplifting celebration of families that are not bound by blood or by law but by love.”Timmer lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband, Dan, their children, and two dogs. Visit her online at www.julielawsontimmer.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JulieLawsonTimmerAuthor, on Twitter @JulieLTimmer, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/julielawsontimmer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Giulia on July 11, 2017

This book read very slow to me and it seemed to drag on and on-the fact that I did not like the main character Markie at all did not help to push me to finish this book. I chose this as my free book from Amazon prime read for July-not a good pick on my part. I am not sure where all the 5 star review......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on June 14, 2017

The cover for Mrs. Saint and the Defectives is spectacular; it is one of my favorite covers this year. The story inside is cute too, and while I adore my current neighbors, I would love to have Mrs. Saint and her Defectives in my neighborhood too. Recovering from a very public humiliation, Markie an......more

Goodreads review by Nicole (TheBookWormDrinketh) on March 11, 2018

What a beautiful, funny book!! I love Mrs. Saint and all of her “Defectives” Even though, as Markie points out, that may not be the nicest thing to call them! Ronda, the cook who can’t cook, Bruce, the gardener who takes more time re-planting things than doing anything else, Patty, the maid who spen......more

Goodreads review by Caryn on July 01, 2017

Whenever I pick up a Julie Lawson Timmer book, I know I will be surprised at what is inside the pages. She can pull off many different types of writing styles and do it well. None of her books is formulaic so you never know what to expect. Her books stand on their own but when I saw the cover for th......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 05, 2017

Mrs. Saint and the Defectives is a quirky, humorous, but extremely heartfelt book. Markie has uprooted her son and herself following a divorce, far from the private school, country club life they were used to. The day she moves in, she is introduced to Mrs. Saint, a bossy, opinionated Frenchwoman, a......more

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