Wedding Belles, Haywood Smith
Wedding Belles, Haywood Smith
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Wedding Belles
A Novel

Author: Haywood Smith

Narrator: Cynthia Darlow

Unabridged: 12 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2008


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hat Club fearlessly takes on mothers and daughters, wedding madness, and midlife passion in this frank, funny, and fabulous novel.

Georgia, Linda, Diane, Teeny, and Pru have been best friends since high school, and never have they needed one another more. Georgia's precious twenty-eight-year-old daughter, Callie, has gone and gotten engaged. Usually this would be cause for celebration. After all, this is the South, where dreams of white dresses and wedding bells are as important as finding the perfect hat. But Callie's intended groom just happens to be a man they went to high school and college with: Wild Man Wade! These women know more about the groom than the bride does. His drunken shenanigans. His wild oats. And all of his conquests as well as his mistakes. They can imagine him in the most inappropriate of circumstances, but not as a son-in-law!

With absolutely hilarious Southern observances and dead-on wit about mothers, daughters, marriage, and families, Wedding Belles will have you laughing and crying whether you live above or below the Mason-Dixon line.

About Haywood Smith

Haywood Smith is the author of Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, The Red Hat Club, and Red Hat Club Rides Again. She lives in Buford, Georgia.

About Cynthia Darlow

Cynthia Darlow has been recording audiobooks since 2000, and has received several Earphones awards from AudioFile Magazine for her work. Darlow narrated Macmillan Audio’s The Red Hat Club and Ladies of the Lake, both by Haywood Smith.  In describing Darlow’s reading of Ladies of the Lake, Booklist stated, “Darlow jumps into the novel's spirit, pulling out characters with voices dripping with southern charm. Her smooth-as-honey, well-paced reading makes Smith's zany scenes shine." She has made numerous stage appearances both on and off Broadway and in regional and repertory theater. Most notably, she appeared in the original Broadway production of Grease and The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan. Her television credits include all versions of Law & Order and The Sopranos


Reviews

Goodreads review by Book Concierge on December 05, 2016

This is book three in the Red Hat Club series, but you don’t have to have read the previous volumes before reading this one (I certainly haven’t). Georgia’s only daughter, Callie, has just announced her engagement – to a totally unsuitable man! Or so Georgia thinks. The novel covers several months o......more

Goodreads review by Robin on July 19, 2009

Good ole Southern read. Haywood is the author of the Red Hat books, and this is a continuation in the series of those Atlanta friends. If you are looking for esteemed literary merit, this is not the book. If you are looking for a fun, no-brainer, a.k.a. beach read, this is for you.......more

Goodreads review by Jencey/ on April 30, 2013

Wedding Belles by Haywood Smith is the third novel in the Red Hat series. Are you ready to take a walk down the aisle? Synopsis: You are invited to Wedding of Callie Baker and Wade Bowman. Callie has just announced to her parents that she plans to marry Wade Bowman who happens to be her father’s best......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on October 13, 2009

I bought this book months ago and didn't pick it up until this past weekend. By then I had forgotten the preceding books that are part of a series. As I began to read I was caught back up in the southern charm of five women who have been friends since high school. It is hilarious, witty and thought......more

Goodreads review by Liz on July 13, 2013

Reading some of the other reviews I was seeing that many found this book shocking. Being a teenager and not knowing anything about the whole marriage complex and the strained relationship it can creat between a mother and daughter almost escaped me. Not to say that I was naive in reading this, it ma......more


Quotes

“Smith's latest, filled with humor, a few tears, and some prayers, will delight her fans. The warm, satisfying story will also find new readers.... This enjoyable book is recommended.” —Library Journal

“Another heartwarming and hilarious installment in Smith's beloved Red Hat series.” —Booklist

“Fans of the series will enjoy and look forward to the next.” —Publishers Weekly


Awards

  • Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards: Best in Category