Miss Julia Stands Her Ground (Miss Julia Series #7)

by Ann B. Ross

Overview

The feisty Miss Julia returns to set things right in her seventh hilarious adventure. Don't miss Ann Ross's latest, Miss Julia Raises the Roof, coming April 2018 from Viking. 

Miss Julia has charmed and captivated fans of humorous Southern tales through six rollicking novels, and now, in Miss Julia Stands Her Ground, she faces her most daunting challenge yet. Hazel Marie’s troublemaking uncle, Brother Vernon Puckett, has just swept into town and questioned Little Lloyd’s paternity. Suddenly Miss Julia’s late husband’s estate is up for grabs, and it’s up to her to prove that the boy’s claim is legitimate. In another hilarious and heartwarming caper, Ann B. Ross proves that a little spunk and Southern charm go a long way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780143038559
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/03/2007
Series:	Miss Julia Series , #7
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	682,712
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 7.14(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ann B. Ross is the author of eighteen novels featuring the popular Southern heroine Miss Julia, as well as Etta Mae's Worst Bad-Luck Day, a novel about one of Abbotsville's other most outspoken residents: Etta Mae Wiggins. Ross holds a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has taught literature at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Ann B. Ross and Miss Julia are fast becoming Southern classics. (Winston-Salem Journal)

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Ann B. Ross and the Miss Julia series:

"Ross has a gift for elevating such everyday matters as marital strife and the hazards of middle age to high comedy, while painting her beautifully drawn characters with wit and sympathy."
-Publishers Weekly

“A charming, fun adventure with new relatives, old secrets and a will putting Miss Julia and the Abbotsville regulars in a true Southern mess. I loved it!” —Duffy Brown, bestselling author of the Consignment Shop Mysteries

"Ann B. Ross develops characters so expertly, through quirks, names, and mannerisms, that they easily feel familiar as the reader is gently immersed into the world Miss Ross has created. . . . A delightful read." —Winston-Salem Journal

"Miss Julia is one of the most delightful characters to come along in years. Ann B. Ross has created what is sure to become a classic Southern comic novel. Hooray for Miss Julia, I could not have liked it more." —Fannie Flagg, author of The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion 

"Yes, Miss Julia is back, and I, for one, am one happy camper." —J. A. Jance, author of Cold Betrayal 

From the Publisher

Heavens! Brother Vernon Pluckett blows into town with what he claims is solid proof that Little Lloyd is not the son of Miss Julia's cheatin' (and now dead) husband. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Miss Julia and her many zany predicaments are made even more hilarious by the strong performance of Cynthia Darlow. Darlow has the impressive ability to impersonate the characters of a young boy, a high-strung elderly woman, a calm, mild-mannered old man, and many others. Miss Julia’s main concern in this book is trying to prove the paternity of Little Lloyd, the young boy living in her house who has won her heart. Author Ann Ross has cleverly woven this story of mishaps, misunderstandings, and just plain craziness with tongue-in-cheek humor. The story and Cynthia Darlow’s performance will have listeners laughing out loud. N.L. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

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