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Set in Depression-era Mississippi, this book is a wonderful combination of culture and an interesting mystery. Nora Bondurant has come to Mississippi to settle the estate of an elderly aunt that she did not know existed until several weeks before. She is introduced to the culture of the antebellum South as it existed in 1933 among the remnants of the great mansions of Natchez, Mississippi. As she becomes acquainted with the friends and family of her aunt, she begins to become aware of a mystery
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I loved this book. It was such a good read that I hated to see it end. It reminded me in some ways of the Help, which I also enjoyed, although it was a totally different story. I have read several books by Sandra Dallas and have enjoyed them all, but I believe this is the best one I have read yet.
Feb 23, 2014
SandyC
marked it as to-read
