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Mary Kay Andrews
The Fixer-Upper
HarperCollins, June 2009
The Fixer-Upper is about a woman whose professional fall from grace lands her back in a hometown she never knew-amongst a gothic Southern family she's never met, living a life she never wanted. When Dempsey Jo Killebrew tackles Birdsong, her ramshackle family homeplace in Guthrie, Georgia with the intention of fixing it up, selling it and getting the hell out of Dodge, she has no idea of the complexity of the job she's taken on, or what comes next. In the process of fixing up Birdsong, she finds herself, and a man with whom she might just want to share an entirely different kind of life. The Fixer-Upper will provide a funny and once-in-a-while poignant look at small-town Southern life.
“'The Fixer Upper' is entirely satisfying, an expert balance of warmth and compassion, terrific supporting characters, a little steamy sex and just enough suspense to keep you from guessing how it will all go down with the feds. As ever, Andrews injects a brisk tale with generous doses of her sassy trademark humor. You’ll hate to turn that last page. Worse, you’ll have a powerful urge to finally strip the floor and repair that torn-up screen door.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
