The ExDebutante, Linda Francis Lee
The ExDebutante, Linda Francis Lee
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The Ex-Debutante

Author: Linda Francis Lee

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 11 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2008

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

When Carlisle Wainwright Cushing left her native Texas to start a new life in Boston, she had no regrets. The former Texas debutante, who never felt at home in her Southern skin, had found liberation--or so she thought. Until the day she gets an urgent call from her mother, reporting that: One, the Symphony Association Debutante Ball, which Carlisle's family has sponsored for years, is about to be called off; Two, her mother's divorce has the whole town talking; And three, the family's good name is at stake and Carlisle is the only one who can fix it all.

So Carlisle takes a leave of absence from her law firm and goes to Texas to help. Her fiance, who has no idea she's an heiress, can't know that she's organizing the ball, handling the dramas of the girls involved, settling her mother's suit--and coming face to face with the true love of her life, whom she ran out on when she left Texas. Her trip home challenges Carlisle's sense of herself and brings the pieces of her past togther, so that when she finally re-meets the man of her dreams, she's in a perfect place to tempt fate.

About Linda Francis Lee

LINDA FRANCIS LEE is a native Texan now living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, steps from the Dakota Apartment Building. Linda's writing career began in college when she published her first article. But after graduating she was sidetracked from writing when she was offered a job teaching probability and statistics. Later she found her way back to her first love, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution called her breakout novel, Blue Waltz, "absolutely stunning." Now the author of more than twenty books that are published in sixteen countries around the world, when Linda isn't writing she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends.

About Susan Bennett

Susan Bennett is known for her radio and television voiceover work. She has narrated a host of audiobooks, including those from bestselling authors Peggy Post, Linda Francis Lee, Dorothea Benton Frank, Emma McLaughlin, and Nicola Kraus. Her reading of Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso won an AudioFile Earphones Award. In describing Susan’s reading style, Publishers Weekly has said, “Bennett's narration is excellent: she draws the listener into the story... keeping the pacing brisk and entertaining.” Susan also dabbles in the music industry as the singer and keyboardist for The Interactive! Band. Along with her guitarist husband, Rick Hinkle, Bennett is the co-owner of Audiocam Music, a full service recording studio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Margo

I would like to think that if the author wrote this in 2021, she'd end it the way she should have: with the h alone, preparing for a future full of possibilities. Alas, it was 2008 and she forced an HEA that was wince-worthy. Not safe.......more

Goodreads review by Marta

I can't decide if this is a book about family and love relationship problems that managed to be funny, or if this a funny book that managed to be about family and love relationships- the balance here was really good. The Ex-debutante came into my life accidentally, but I'm so glad it did. The next t......more


Quotes

“An engaging audiobook read by Susan Bennett, Lee's witty book is sure to have readers cheering for Carlisle as she searches to find herself, real love and her place in the family.” —Southern Seasons magazine

“A hilarious inside look at the world of backstabbing Texas socialites. Riddled with witty dialogue, it's as refreshing as sweet iced tea on a hot summer day” —Marie Claire magazine on The Devil in the Junior League

“Not even the requisite happy ending can blunt Lee's deliciously sharp jabs at Texas blue bloods.” —Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A-) on The Devil in the Junior League

“Lee's details about how the blue-blood women dress, talk, decorate, entertain and conduct themselves...keep the pages turning.” —USA Today on The Devil in the Junior League