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Nowhere, Carolina: A Novel (Southern Discomfort #2)
by
Tamara Leigh (Goodreads Author)
Maggie Pickwick is a lifetime away from her days as head cheerleader and the mistakes she made in high school. Twelve years later, this single mom has traded pompoms for an auctioneer’s gavel, popularity for peace and quiet, and strives to be a good example for her daughter Devyn. She’s keeping it together just fine, too—until an old flame moves back to her little North Ca...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
May 18th 2010
by Multnomah Books
(first published 2010)
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This book follows on the heels of her previous book, “Leaving Carolina”, which I also read. Each book, however, stands on its own. I became a serious Tamara Leigh fan after reading her award winning “Splitting Harriet” as well as “Faking Grace” (one of my all time favorite books.
I cannot make it through a Tamara Leigh book without several out loud laughs. If there were an award for author I’d most like to live next door to, I’m thinking Tamara would be my winner. She is just hilarious.....so cle...more
I cannot make it through a Tamara Leigh book without several out loud laughs. If there were an award for author I’d most like to live next door to, I’m thinking Tamara would be my winner. She is just hilarious.....so cle...more
I just finished book one in the series and immediately started on book two, Nowhere Carolina. Nowhere Carolina is about Piper’s cousin Maggie and her daughter Devyn. Maggie became a mom right after her high school graduation and is struggling to raise her pre-teen daughter especially sense Devyn is starting to ask who her daddy is. Maggie is worried the past is going to come bite her in the tooshy when her old flame Reece shows up in town to help Uncle Obe build the sculpture.
Nowhere Carolina wa...more
Nowhere Carolina wa...more
I always enjoy Leigh's books, but it seems that I can't quite enjoy them as much as I used to. Her heroines try hard, make mistakes, and (as the publisher now touts) are "girls I can relate to". I appreciate the humor and the variety of interesting characters. What makes me impatient is the way that the women seem determined to take the least direct route possible to resolve difficulties. The author may have decided that it makes for a more entertaining story this way, but I can't help but feel...more
Nothing brings me more delight than to pick up a brand new Tamara Leigh novel because I know that in the pages I will find enchanting characters, a meaningful story with an uplifting message and Tamara's distinctive and intelligent humour. Nowhere, Carolina steps it up a notch with Maggie struggling to make amends for her wild and defiant youth, determined to prove she is now a responsible mother and member of the Pickwick community. The return of her high school sweetheart, Reece Thorpe brings...more
What did I think of this book? Delightful. Tamara Leigh surprises me in two ways. I usually don't care for first person narrative, but she makes it work. And never before have I read a book in present tense that I liked. But this one I not only liked--I heartily recommend it. Having made some bad choices earlier in her life, Maggie is vulnerable, likable, grown up and, more important, still growing. Tamara Leigh does an excellent job developing her characters. I especially liked a particular sce...more
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This is an outlandish Southern comedic-drama that is penned in Tamara Leigh's signature first-person narrative that will have you chortling in a most unladylike way. Uncle Obe (who is my favourite character in this Souther Discomfort series) is up to his usual not-so-subtle matchmaking that places Maggie in a precarious position with her daughter and her former high school sweetheart.
The message of this story is that your past does no...more
This is an outlandish Southern comedic-drama that is penned in Tamara Leigh's signature first-person narrative that will have you chortling in a most unladylike way. Uncle Obe (who is my favourite character in this Souther Discomfort series) is up to his usual not-so-subtle matchmaking that places Maggie in a precarious position with her daughter and her former high school sweetheart.
The message of this story is that your past does no...more
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May 28, 2010
Margaret
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone
Recommended to Margaret by:
reading book #1
Leaving Carolina: A Novel was my first real introduction to author Tamara Leigh and I was left eagerly awaiting the second in the series Nowhere, Carolina: A Novel. Now having finished this book I cannot wait for the next adventure in the Pickwick cousin's lives with Bridget's story, coming 2011.
Once again I giggled and in a feminine way I declare I chuckled. Maggie Pickwick is a grown up moving each day beyond what she once was and in a humiliatingly humorous fashion she attempts to be the goo...more
Once again I giggled and in a feminine way I declare I chuckled. Maggie Pickwick is a grown up moving each day beyond what she once was and in a humiliatingly humorous fashion she attempts to be the goo...more
I feel as though I might have gotten a little more out of the book had I read Leaving Carolina first (or at least understood the nudging sort of references), although it stood on its own just fine. I have come to really and enjoy like the way Tamara Leigh writes and sculpts (pun intended [as one of the main characters of this book was a sculptor:]) her characters.
May 28, 2011
kristiee
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People who are tired of heavy books, chick-lit lovers
Shelves:
eassyread
At first Maggie sounds so childish it's almost annoying. In the end, though, i turn out liking it. It's hard not to be fond of Tamara Leigh's characters. Maggie, Devyn, Uncle Obe, Skippy, Reece, I seem to get to know the whole family by the end of the book and I love them.
It's a very easy read.
It's a very easy read.
Another fiction under my belt :) I loved the scripture and the way God is incorporated into a real-life situation kind of story. I actually learned a thing or two on how to be a better Christian/follower. I also loved the romance and the way Reece was portrayed.
Ever since I read Faking Grace, I've loved Tamara's novels. This one was about second chances, lies, and how powerful truth is. Warning: the main character's story is added to in the third book in the Southern Discomfort Series.
I really liked this book. I enjoy Tamara Leigh's style. Her sense of humor is evident in her books. I plan to check out the other Carolina book by her even though I already know who the character will end up with since this is book two. :)
This book was fine, it is definately light reading which I am sure is what it was meant to be. It's predicatable and not something you will just dive into and read till the wee hours.
I didn't actually read all of this book. It was hard to like the heroine in it because she keep lying to her daughter. She had some major issues.
This was a good read. I really got into the book and was hard to put down. Hope others enjoy this read as much as I did.
I read Leaving Carolina a while back and really enjoyed it, so I was excited to learn there was a sequel. It took me a while to get a copy so I didn't remember much about the story once I started reading Nowhere, Carolina, but bits and pieces came back to me, and I loved seeing some of the characters from the first book reappear in the second and continue the story. I actually think I enjoyed Nowhere, Carolina more than Leaving Carolina, but definitely recommend reading both. The characters were...more
Not my favorite Tamara Leigh, but it was okay. The daughter was my favorite character.
Great for a quick read, but utterly predictable!
It was a quicl easy beach read
In the second book of the Southern Discomfort series, the story features Piper Pickwick's cousin Maggie Pickwick and her struggle to deal with the the mistakes that she made in her teenage years, and her determination to correct them by finding her daughter's father. Maggie's journey of self discovery, self forgiveness and moving forward is an inspirational story that will touch your heart. This is a story of romance, forgiveness, redemption and freedom born of truth ... and definitely was my fa...more
I cried. Enough said.
Jul 30, 2012
Shannon Easley
added it
enjoyable
Very trite
To be honest, this is not the sort of book I usually read: Christian chick lit. But I was drawn in by the main character. The book was inspirational without being preachy and the ending was realistic. I enjoyed it.
Loved the story, the characters. I want to live in Nowhere, Carolina!
Good book. While I don't think this is marked as a Christian book, it has alot about forgivenes, finding God and changing to be a better person. Lots of funny parts in the book. The main character does some silly things in the name of love.
Truly a delightful read. I enjoyed another novel by Tamara Leigh set in the southern town of Pickwick. A Southern girl myself, I enjoyed this novel and how she captured the small southern town vibe.
This was a really good book. I loved her writing style and the fact that the ending left you wondering what happened next. I will definitely be reading more of Tamara Leigh's works.
Not bad. Just ok. Inspriational without preachiness. Do not plan to read the other titles in the series. The title threw me. I really thought it would be better.
The ways we mess things up and scrabble back to level make the best stories...
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Tamara Leigh is the best-selling, award-winning author of 18 novels. She has been published with Bantam, HarperCollins, Dorchester, NavPress, and RandomHouse. Currently, she is delving into the world of digital publishing with the release of her new medieval time travel romance, Dreamspell, and her Age of Faith series that includes The Unveiling, The Yielding, and The Redeeming. Tamara and her hus...more
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