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    Miss Julia Raises the Roof
    Miss Julia Raises the Roof
    Miss Julia Raises the Roof
    Audiobook9 hours

    Miss Julia Raises the Roof

    Written by Ann B. Ross

    Narrated by Cynthia Darlow

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    The nineteenth installment of the beloved and New York Times bestselling Miss Julia series With her husband Sam off on a trip to Europe, Miss Julia takes a pause to reflect on the past few decades-realizing how the comforts and joys of her life can sometimes give way to boredom. Miss Julia reckons it's about time to roll up her sleeves and be of some use to her community. She's just considering how to get involved when she hears that the nosy do-gooder Madge Taylor and the new pastor Rucker are embarking on a mission to buy up the vacant house down the street from Miss Julia and establish a group home for wayward teenagers. No stranger to taking in the down-and-out herself, Miss Julia is shocked to learn Madge and the pastor never consulted her or anyone else in the neighborhood about their project-only a board of the church's congregants who don't live in the neighborhood, all instructed to keep the project a secret. Hazel Marie and Miss Julia's fears are confirmed when they start investigating, and find that Madge and her board of busybodies plan to proceed without much care for how to manage the home after they've built it, or whether it will be built to code in the first place-never mind that the house itself is ill suited for a bunch of teenagers to be living in it, barely supervised. Miss Julia must band together with friends and neighbors to take on nosy Madge and her steamrolling plans, while still being helpful to those in need in another entertaining installment of Ann B. Ross's bestselling series.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 3, 2018
    ISBN9781501994227
    Miss Julia Raises the Roof
    Author

    Ann B. Ross

    Ann B. Ross, who taught literature at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, is the author of Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind, one of the most popular Southern debut novels in years, Miss Julia Takes Over, Miss Julia Throws a Wedding, and Miss Julia Hits the Road. She lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

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    • 3/5
      When a serial do-gooder and newcomer to town wants to open a group home right next to Hazel Marie's, Miss Julia takes up the reins to fight it on legal grounds. I admit, I was a bit worried about Miss Julia's soul for a portion of this book, so vocal was her opposition. But eventually, more nefarious reasons for choosing that site come to light. She teams up with a worthy (and of means) partner in neighbor Mildred Allen to fight fire (or tea party) with fire. I missed some of the regulars I have come to expect--not much from Etta Mae or Latisha this time. But I always enjoy the banter with Helen Stroud, especially as she works her magic at Thrulow's house. And I was happy with the compromise made with Ronnie, his huge dog. As always, all was well in Abbottsville by the end of the story.
    • 5/5
      Change is in the air for Miss Julia and some of her closest friends, and it’s not all good. When a group home for wayward teen boys threatens the quiet neighborhood where Hazel Marie lives by moving next door to her, Miss Julia is driven to action. But she and those against the home are chastised by those in favor of it as being unchristian and unfair to those less fortunate. Author Ann B. Ross takes an interesting look at something that many people are for, as long as it is not in their own backyards. How Miss Julia justifies her actions and how she resolves her beliefs make for an interesting and enjoyable read. You might not always agree with her, but you have to admire how she tries to do the right thing for her friends and her community. Well written characters in creative storylines are the hallmark of this series.