The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society

Name: The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Darien Gee
ISBN: 9781452682570

Author: Darien Gee

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 14 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/08/2013

Categories: Fiction, Sagas

Synopsis

At Madeline's Tea Salon, the cozy hub of the Avalon community, local residents scrapbook their memories and make new ones. But across town, other Avalonians are struggling to free themselves of the past: Isabel Kidd is fixing up her ramshackle house while sorting through the complications of her late husband's affair. Ava Catalina is mourning the love of her life and helping her young son grow up without his father. Local plumber Yvonne Tate is smart, beautiful, and new to Avalon, but finds that despite a decade of living life on her own terms, the past has a way of catching up—no matter where she goes. And Frances Latham, mother to a boisterous brood of boys, eagerly anticipates the arrival of a little girl from China—unprepared for the emotional roller coaster of foreign adoption.

Enter Bettie Shelton, the irascible founder of the Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society. Under Bettie's guidance, even the most reluctant of Avalon's residents come to terms with their past and make bold decisions about their future. But when the group receives unexpected news about their steadfast leader, they must pull together to create something truly memorable.

By turns humorous, wise, and deeply moving, The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society is a luminous reminder that the things we hold most dear will last a lifetime.

About Darien Gee

Darien Gee is the author of the novels The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society and Friendship Bread. She has also published novels under the pen name Mia King, including Good Things and Table Manners. Her short stories have been anthologized, and she also writes an occasional column, "From the Writer's Corner," for her local newspaper. Darien lives in upcountry Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii with her husband and three children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Etcetorize on May 11, 2013

As an avid crafter myself this book's title and cover appealed to me. I enjoyed the little touches like detailed descriptions of various scrapbooking and jewellery making techniques. It was fun to see a bit of my 'nerdy' and sometimes solitary hobby play out in a novel. I also enjoy stories set in sm......more

Goodreads review by Nita on December 10, 2015

Book Cover The cover is so very pretty - in fact it was the cover that made me pick up this book in the library. I love all the colors and the different stuff on the cover. As this book is about scrap booking the cover is made in a form of a beautiful scrapbook page.So, altogether a great put togethe......more

Goodreads review by Dale on October 08, 2014

Three and a half stars. Having read and enjoyed Friendship Bread I was eager to read another by Darien Gee. The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking society brings together Madeline, Hannah and Connie from the previous book along with a whole range of new characters. That for me was part of the problem. There......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on February 03, 2013

Well, it was a digital galley; I didn't have to finish it, but I did, so it couldn't have been too bad. On the other hand it wasn't all that great either. Basically I found it very busy. There were a bunch of "main" characters, each of whom had a supporting cast, and while some of the casts overlapp......more

Goodreads review by Anne (Booklady) on June 26, 2017

Welcome to Avalon, Illinois, Pop. 4,243 Or I should say, welcome back to the small Northern Illinois town. I was half way into the first chapter, a bit confused with the many characters that were introduced, when I realized The Avalon Ladies Scrapbooking Society was Darien Gee's second Avalon book.......more