false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256073352m/5941079.jpg 5941079 4 <blockquote> <p> The delightful <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author returns with a hilarious novel about one woman's quest to redo an old house . . . and her life. </p> </blockquote> <p> After her boss in a high-powered Washington public relations firm is caught in a political scandal, fledgling lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left almost broke, unemployed, and homeless. Out of options, she reluctantly accepts her father's offer to help refurbish Birdsong, the old family place he recently inherited in Guthrie, Georgia. All it will take, he tells her, is a little paint and some TLC to turn the fading Victorian mansion into a real-estate cash cow. </p> <p> But, oh, is Dempsey in for a surprise when she arrives in Guthrie. "Bird Droppings" would more aptly describe the moldering Pepto Bismol–pink dump with duct-taped windows and a driveway full of junk. There's also a murderously grumpy old lady, one of Dempsey's distant relations, who has claimed squatter's rights and isn't moving out. Ever. </p> <p> Furthermore, everyone in Guthrie seems to know Dempsey's business, from a smooth-talking real-estate agent to a cute lawyer who owns the local newspaper. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the pesky FBI agents who show up on Dempsey's doorstep, hoping to pry information about her ex-boss from her. </p> <p> All Dempsey can do is roll up her sleeves and get to work. And before long, what started as a job of necessity somehow becomes a labor of love and, ultimately, a journey that takes her to a place she never expected—back home again. </p> 6113554 1 7 2009 The Fixer Upper: A Novel total:540|5:88|4:237|3:176|2:31|1:8| 540 1986 1024 182 2 1 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 06:57:12 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 06:57:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 09:41:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 09:51:07 -0700 2009 1 ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 09:11:34 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 18:36:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:54:02 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 09:02:00 -0700 2009 1
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