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Published Feb 2011
288 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction
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Georgia Bottoms is known in her small community of Six Points, Alabama, as a beautiful, well-to-do, and devoutly Baptist Southern belle.
Nobody realizes that the family fortune has long since disappeared, and a determinedly single woman like Georgia needs an alternative, and discreet, means of income. In Georgia's case it is six well-heeled lovers - one for each day of the week, with Mondays off - none of whom knows about the others.
But when the married preacher who has been coming to call (Saturdays) decides to confess their affair in front of the whole congregation, Georgia must take drastic measures to stop him. In Georgia Bottoms, Mark Childress proves once again his unmistakable skill for combining the hilarious and the absurd to reveal the inner workings of the rebellious human heart.
"Starred Review. Sharply observant, unrelentingly honest, and downright hilarious - and his Georgia peach is the freshest bad girl to rise from the South since Scarlett O'Hara." - Publishers Weekly
"Childress ... is a master of regional detail - his portrayal of shallow, narcissistic Georgia (she's annoyed that 9/11 derails her annual ladies' lunch) is an amusing tale of small-town naughtiness that should please most readers." - Library Journal
"Starred Review. Light, amusing fiction." - Kirkus
"Georgia Bottoms is one of my favorite characters in recent years, a lovingly drawn woman ... rich in charm and denial and insight ... This is Childress's best book yet." - Anne Lamott, author of Imperfect Birds
“A sparkling novel ... Mark Childress once again proves himself the master of American comic fiction.” – Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander and Paint it Black
"Mark Childress has written yet another laugh-out-loud Southern classic ... Try to stop laughing." - Fannie Flagg, author of I Still Dream About You
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Mark Childress was born in Monroeville, Alabama. He is the author of six previous novels and three books for children. He has lived in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, California, Costa Rica, and currently lives in Key West, Florida.
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