Southern Fried Divorce - Hardcover

Conner, Judy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159240121X ISBN 13: 9781592401215

Publisher: Gotham, 2004

Synopsis

A humorous memoir about a woman's relationship with her unpredictable ex-husband recounts her divorce in colorful New Orleans, her ex's attempt to buy her a puppy, and the woman's subsequent adventures with both her ex and the puppy during holidays and at the 1984 World's Fair. 50,000 first printing.

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Advance Praise for Southern Fried Divorce

"I cried laughing and sometimes I just plain cried over Judy Conner's hilarious, bittersweet--but mostly really sweet--account of the wild ride that was her marriage and its aftermath. Adding to its considerable charms are the fact that it begins and ends with a fine brown dog and provides an excellent recipe for curried fruit--not to mention spot-on insights into New Orleans culture--in between."--Julia Reed, author of Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena

"I am keeping Southern Fried Divorce on my nightstand indefinitely. For those of us who need a big laugh before bed and simultaneously want to put the fear of God in our husbands, this book is the ticket. Judy Conner writes with such hilarity and truth, you'll read this one time and time again. I loved it!"--Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of the Big Stone Gap trilogy and The Queen of the Big Time

"One of the reasons that you laugh so hard at Judy Conner's words about marriage and its often inevitable conclusion is because it feels so true. With good writing and with insights of someone who has tasted the bitter fruit, she makes you wince a little, nod your head in understanding and, if you are a man, squirm."—Rick Bragg, author of All Over But the Shoutin’ and Ava’s Man

"Like all good comedy, this book explains things—things you wonder about. Like why New Orleanians ignore celebrities, and how to hug a ghost. But the best part is this— despite all that bragging Ms. Conner does about her mean streak, it's a really sweet love story."-- Julie Smith, author of Mean Woman Blues and Louisiana Lament

"I don't know what to make of this book. It's a shaggy dog story. It's a cookbook. It's a gimlet-eyed view of New Orleans' drinking class. Which is to say that it's a hell of a read."—John T Edge, author of Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the American South

"This book is more fun than a box of glue-huffing monkeys on St. Peter and Bourbon!" —John Goodman

About the Author

A Renaissance woman, Judy Conner is passionate about many things. Her prizewinning roses and camellias delight the many visitors to her home, "The Snuggery." She began reading her "Brown Dog Tales," the basis for this book, at the Sunday Salons in the French Quarter of New Orleans, and several were featured in the Faulkner Society Double Dealer. She is the older sister of Jill Conner Browne, author of the bestselling Sweet Potato Queen series. Raised in Jackson, Mississippi, she now lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her brown dog.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gotham
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 159240121X
• ISBN 13: 9781592401215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240