The Sweet Potato Queens First BigAs..., Jill Conner Browne
The Sweet Potato Queens First BigAs..., Jill Conner Browne
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The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel
Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, but Could Have, and May Yet

Author: Jill Conner Browne, Karin Gillespie

Narrator: Jill Conner Browne

Unabridged: 6 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/02/2007

Categories: Fiction, Humorous


Synopsis

“I have no pride. I tell anything,” Jill Conner Browne is fond of saying. As Her Royal Highness, Boss Queen of the Sweet Potato Queens,® she has told legions of fans, known as “SPQ Wannabes,” her delectable secrets to living, loving—and eating—like a queen. In her words, “More is more.”How much more? The #1 New York Times bestselling author of five works of nonfiction now serves up The Sweet Potato Queens’ First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet. The humor in this uproarious coming-of-queen novel is more delicious than a favorite dessert (the Queens favor Chocolate Stuff™, of course).In Jackson, Mississippi, Mary Bennett, Patsy, Gerald, and Jill are high school classmates whose daily routine is paced like a shuffle through the local red dirt—until the arrival of a redheaded newcomer banishes monotony forever. With her luxurious mane and voluptuous figure, Tammy Myers aspires to join the silver-spooners, who make things happen in their lives. When Jill convinces Tammy and the others that money might buy a certain kind of good time and that true friendship has no price tag, the “Sweet Potato Queens” are born. “If it ain’t fun, we ain’t doin’ it,” runs their official club motto, and the Queens are true to their word.Together, the Queens laugh out loud as they step down the long—and not altogether pretty—road toward making their very own queen dust, the sparkle that comes from livin’ and lovin’ their own lives. The Sweet Potato Queens’ First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet reveals that the journey isn’t always easy, but in the company of the Queens, you can sparkle, too.

About Jill Conner Browne

Jill Conner Browne, New York Times bestselling author and Boss Queen, tours and speaks full-time about all things Queenly. She is the author of The Sweet Potato Queens’ First Big-Ass Novel; The Sweet Potato Queens’ Wedding Planner/Divorce Guide; The Sweet Potato Queens’ Field Guide to Men: Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead; The Sweet Potato Queens’ Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner); God Save the Sweet Potato Queens; and The Sweet Potato Queens’ Book of Love. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rach on March 31, 2009

Very funny, makes you laugh and feel good. I don't like glorifying some of the things that make America so unhealthy, but damn it, I couldn't help but laugh. Great summer read or when you are feeling down. The author uses her wit well.......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on June 25, 2008

Beach read material for sure. Light, fluffy and fun, but I have actually enjoyed some of the other books more.......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on September 04, 2017

I didn't know anything about this author before stumbling across this book so I'm brand new to the "sweet potato queens" idea. But I adored this book. Great character development and laugh out loud moments in every chapter. And I loved the passage of time and feeling like you were growing up with th......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on March 12, 2021

The only real issue I had with this book is that NOW I'M OUT OF SWEET POTATO BOOKS TO READ! Although this is a novel, those of us who have read Ms. Browne's other books will recognize a good many incidents, so it drew on real-life, as all of the best novels do! Read it and weep...mostly with laughte......more

Goodreads review by Kristi on October 17, 2024

What you expect from their books, but presented as fiction. Entertaining, but I still like the “nonfiction”guides better.......more