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Some families are filled with so much love they can't help but drive each other crazy.
Shay Henke has mixed feelings about going to her family's next reunion. On the one hand, she'll get to see everyone in her mama's family---folks she loves unconditionally. On the other hand, she knows there'll be more drama than you can shake a stick at.
The days leading up to the event bring one surprise after another. First Shay must deal with her sister-in-law's deep, dark secret. Then she has to contend with the childish ways of her business-mogul twin cousins. And when her high school crush wants to be her date to the reunion . . . well, it may have been a dream come true for Shay's teen self, but the woman she's become doesn't know what to make of this.
Shay's contentment is challenged, and she's determined to shake things up a bit. But will she find the excitement she's looking for, or will Shay realize she prefers her quiet and predictable life?
One thing is certain: Life with the Bucklin family is never boring.
My Thoughts:
High Cotton was a
story that took me by surprise as it was cute, whimsical, and heartfelt about a
Southern family and its dysfunctions. This story is told by four people and
each has their own voice. They are all family: Shay who seems to be the main
character, her sister-in-law Puddin’, Sally who is a younger cousin and who is
the twin of Sara, and finally Missy. The story centers on a big family reunion
that is coming up and in this family there seems to be a lot of those. I found
it humorous that even though the cousins didn’t want to go, none of them dared
to miss the reunions.
As the time leads up to the reunion, we get a glimpse into
each one of these ladies lives. Two of them are married with kids, Shay is
nearing forty and not married, and Sally who is in her early twenties is also
not married. Between the larger family drama, the inner family conflicts, and
some crazy “secrets” that are kept from the light of day, I found this journey with
the Bucklin family to be quite amusing. Their different mannerisms and how they
related to each other brought this heartwarming story to life.
Families are blessings and sometimes irritating so. We don’t
really choose them, we are either born or married into them and that makes for
an interesting and sometimes funny combinations.
I received a complimentary copy of this novel. I was not required
to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
About the Author:
Debby Mayne writes family and faith-based romances, cozy mysteries, and women's fiction and is the author of more than 60 novels and novellas-plus more than 1,000 short stories, articles, and devotions for busy women. Debby is currently an etiquette writer for The Spruce.
Debby grew up in a military family, which meant moving every few years throughout her childhood. She was born in Alaska, and she has lived in Mississippi, Tennessee, Oregon, Florida, South Carolina, Hawaii, and Japan. Her parents were both from the Deep South, so Debby enjoys featuring characters with Southern drawls, plenty of down-home cooking, and folks with quirky mannerisms. High Cotton is the first book in the Bucklin Family Reunion series.
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