The Devil in the Junior League

Name: The Devil in the Junior League
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Author: Linda Francis Lee
ISBN: 9781423324225

Author: Linda Francis Lee

Narrator: Jenna Lamia

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 08/22/2006

Categories: Fiction, Women

Synopsis

The Junior League of Willow Creek, Texas, is très exclusive. Undesirables need not apply. Fredericka Mercedes Hildebrand Ware (Frede to her friends) is a member beyond reproach…until her life begins to unravel. When her husband betrays her, steals her money, and runs off to places unknown, it’s something Frede would prefer to keep under wraps. The last thing she needs is to become fodder for the JLWC gossip mill. And to make matters worse, there’s only one person in town who stands a chance at helping her get revenge—Howard Grout, a tasteless, gold-chain-wearing lawyer who has bought his way into Frede’s tony neighborhood. But there’s a price: She has to get his tacky, four-inch-stiletto-and-pink-spandex-wearing wife, Nikki, into the Junior League. The crème de la crème of Southern royalty should sit up and take notice, and hang on tight for this irresistible tale of getting in and getting even.

About Linda Francis Lee

Linda Francis Lee is a native Texan who now lives in New York City with her husband. She is a graduate of Texas Tech University, a former Texas Debutante, and once competed for the Maid of Cotton crown. (It seemed like a good idea at the time.) After serving on a very real New Projects committee, she became a seriously seasoned Junior Leaguer. She is the author of several romance novels, which have been nominated for numerous awards, including the prestigious RITA.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Debra on 2010-10-07 08:18:25

Recommended by a co-worker and this was an absolute delight and treat. I enjoyed it from the moment I opened the book to the last page.

Goodreads review by Nancy on March 01, 2008

What can I say? The organizational "controversy" surrounding this book really made me smile (or was it smirk?). Without telling too many (unladylike) tales out of school, I'll share that I learned at my Junior League book club (for "retired" leaguers) that this book was banned by the National organi......more

Goodreads review by Maudeen on June 27, 2007

It was very upsetting to me when Olivia Goldsmith passed away several years ago as I had loved her wry sense of humor so. I do believe Linda Francis Lee must be channeling Olivia Goldsmith in this wonderful book, The Devil in the Junior League. She has the same fast pace and quick wit that were the......more

Goodreads review by Natalia on February 04, 2009

I picked this book up because I belong to the Junior League of St Louis, and curiosity got the better of me. My problems with the book, though, have little to do with her portayal of the Junior League, but more with the book's weird feeling of anachronism. While her main character is supposed to be......more

Goodreads review by Amber on May 28, 2011

As active league member I always give my new provisional member a copy of this book. It's a fun look into how some of the more rigid leagues run and how it effects it's current members There is southern prissiness on ever page as we watch Fredia have to find a way out of the mess her husband left her......more

Goodreads review by Allie on April 14, 2012

What can I say? I pretty much loved this book. As a member of the Junior League (though not in Texas) this story had me laughing out loud and rooting for Frede. The Junior League of Willow Creek, Texas is described in exactly the way I imagined the Junior League to be. Exclusive and snobby with back......more