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Title: My Summer of Southern Discomfort

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Stephanie Gayle

Narrator: Julie Dretzin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-21-16

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Today is Monday. The calls do not come as before. Weeks elapse between them, and when I answer the phone there is no overlap of voices, only my mother's. She spends much of the conversation avoiding mention of the pink elephant trumpeting in the middle of the room.

The pink elephant would be my defection to Georgia. When I telephoned with the news of my imminent relocation, my father asked, "Georgia as in the Republic of Georgia by the Black Sea, or Georgia as in the Peach State?" He hoped I meant the former, because that Georgia promised unique opportunities to advance the democratic cause of justice. What could Georgia, former land of the Confederacy, offer?

Convicting arsonists and thieves in Macon, Georgia, was never Harvard Law grad Natalie Goldberg's dream. The pay is abysmal, the work is exhausting, and the humidity is hell for a woman with curly hair. But when a steamy romance with her high-powered New York boss went bad, Natalie jumped at the first job offered, packed her bags, and headed south.

Natalie's leftist Yankee background brands her a conspicuous outsider in this insular community. Her father, a famous civil rights lawyer, refuses to accept her career change - or talk to her. Her best friend begs her to come back home, and Natalie keeps thinking she sees her former lover everywhere.

But Natalie's not completely alone. There are a garden-obsessed neighbor, a former beauty queen turned defense attorney, and a handsome colleague who has a nervous tic whenever she gets near. And then there's a capital case that has her eating antacids by the truckload.

Yep, it's going to be one heckuva long, hot summer....

Members Reviews:

And the point of the story was??????

I found this book to be cleverly written. It contained a couple of aha moments along with some genuine humor. In my mind's eye I could easily see each and every character along with each setting. Oh how I would love to find a welcome seat in Lala's garden! But for me the story lacked a punch. I kept searching for a plot . . . a reason for the story. All I could find was a rather ordinary tale.

Engaging Book

This novel had a slow start but I'm glad I kept reading. The heroine, Natalie Goldberg, is an engaging character. Her interactions with coworkers are often hilarious and some times touching. It's a perfect summer read.

Four Stars

Sweet story. A bit predictable.

Great book for reading groups

The story of a woman who leaves New York for Macon, GA to run away from her past and start a new future, this novel has a little bit of everything including a wonderful ending. The writing style flows consistently and is scattered with witty and funny observations of people in the south. The plot moves along and does not drag at any point in the story, which is uncommon for most writers. Also, the book is long enough to tell a complicated tale but short enough to keep interest, as any book should be. After reading Eat, Pray, Love, the author reminded me of Elizabeth Gilbert and is similarly engaging. Both authors are excellent at self-deprecating humor and at pointing out quirks in themselves and others. Altogether a wonderful beach book or light summer reading. Not epic by any means, but not every novel has to be The Fountainhead to be good.

Excellent character study

I started reading this book in the evening and didn't put it down until I had finished it at 5 am.