Sweet Jiminy, Kristin Gore
Sweet Jiminy, Kristin Gore
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Sweet Jiminy
A Novel

Author: Kristin Gore

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 6 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/26/2011


Synopsis

In the throes of a quarter-life crisis, Jiminy abruptly quits law school and flees Chicago for her grandmother Willa's farm in rural Mississippi. In search of respite, Jiminy instead stumbles upon more trouble and turmoil than she ever knew existed.

Jiminy is shocked to discover there was once another Jiminy—the daughter of her grandmother's longtime housekeeper, Lyn—who was murdered along with Lyn's husband four decades earlier in a civil rights era hate crime. With the help of Lyn's nephew Bo, Jiminy sets out to solve the long-ago murder, to the dismay of those who would prefer to let sleeping dogs lie.

In Sweet Jiminy, Kristin Gore has created a lively and compelling story with authentic and genuine Southern characters that will enthrall and entertain listeners.

About Kristin Gore

Kristin Gore has written for several television shows, including Futurama and Saturday Night Live, for which she received an Emmy nomination and a Writer's Guild Award. She wrote the movie Nailed with director David O. Russell, which is slated for a 2011 release, and she is the author of the novels Sammy's House and Sammy's Hill. She lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mookie on April 09, 2017

I think the author may have bit more than she could chew, with this book. It was beautiful and thoughtful in many ways, but it didn't quite fit the subject matter. And the relationship between Jiminy and Bo was so strange - it felt like a summer hookup but the author was turning it into a sweeping l......more

Goodreads review by Karyn on September 18, 2018

Good interesting read that is part mystery, part southern gothic.......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on December 23, 2012

This is the first book I`ve read by Kristin Gore. Having read a review of it I thought I would love it, however this book deals lightly with a very important part of history. It is about Jiminy, a 25 year old woman who visits her grandmother Willa in the deep south and comes across the story of Will......more

Goodreads review by Keshia on September 18, 2018

I enjoyed this book for the most part. Starting out it went a little slow and I wasn't sure if I would like it or not.......more

Goodreads review by Tomi on February 02, 2019

Pretty straightforward and predictable story. The protagonist is rather insipid.......more