Title: Turn Left At Sanity Author: Nancy Warren type of book: Fiction - Chick Lit call number: FIC/ROM

This book is strong in character, story and language.

Summary:
Emmylou runs Shady Lady Bed & Breakfast in the quintessential small town, Beaverton, where everyone knows everything about each other and the townspeople truly look out for and help one another. Shady Lady was Emmylou's grandmother's brothel and Olive and Lydia are retirees who live with Emmylou. Joe comes to town from NY in order to buy mineral rights and a suitable piece of property for his clients to build a cat litter factory. He thinks Beaverton will be ecstatic because of job growth, not realizing the environmental and cultural problems such development would cause. Within the first 24 hours of Joe's arrival, the townspeople learn of his plan, don't like it, and enlist Emmylou's help to stall and stop Joe. Olive and Lydia have additional plans for Emmylou and Joe, which includes making them have lots of sex and fall in love.

I would recommend this book!

Why?
The townspeople are crazy and funny. The main characters both learn valuable life lessons that make them better people. Emmylou teaches Joe how to disconnect from the hectic life of NY and technology and Joe teaches Emmylou how really let her guard down and truly love.

Other suggested reading:

Drive Me Crazy, also by Nancy Warren

Employee Initials: KS Review Date: April 2005

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