The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00008ANZR |
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| Number of Pages | : | 526 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
To know the Sweet Potato Queens is to love them, and if you haven't heard about them yet, you will. In The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, their royal ringleader, Jill Conner Browne, introduces the Queens to the world with this sly, hilarious manifesto about love, life, men, and the importance of being prepared. Patrick's Day parade. Since the early 1980s, this group of belles gone bad has been the toast of Jackson, Mississippi, with their glorious annual appearance in the St. Chapters include:The True Magic Words Guaranteed to Get Any Man to Do Your BiddingThe Five Men You Must Have in Your Life at All TimesMen Who May Need Killing, Quite FranklyWhat to Eat When Tragedy Strikes, or Just for EntertainmentAnd, of course:The Best Advice Ever Given in the Entire History of the WorldFrom tales of the infamous Sweet Potato Queens' Promise to the joys of Chocolate Stuff and Fat Mama's Knock You Naked Margaritas, this irreverent, shamelessly funny book is the gen-u-wine article.Visit the Sweet potato Queens Web site at sweetpotatoqueens
only if you love to laugh and do not take life too seriously Not a new bookbut if you missed it, buy it!NowI am Southern, female, and can identify with these crazy, fun-loving women. My age may be up there now, but the heart doesn't grow old. This book was given to me to make me laugh while recovering from a serious illness. It did its job well! I even ended up using part of it in my daughter's toast at her wedding reception.So, only if you love to laugh and do not take life too seriously, go out and read this . "Laugh Out Loud Fun" according to Susan Vance. This book made me laugh out loud so often it was hard to read in public because I was afraid I would disturb others in the area. Lots of fun, once I finished it, I went out and bought copies to send to out of town girlfriends. Jill's recipe for Pineapple Casserole has been a big hit at many a pot luck meal since I read this book. There are several other great recipes peppered throughout - it's like sitting down and chatting with one of your crazy fun . Cotton's mom said Not what I expected. So sorry to have to say so, but this was not at all what I expected I thought it would be full of funny Southernese, sort of like Fanny Flagg or Lewis Grizzard. Nope. It is about sex, sex, and more sex. Some chapters are just downright crude. It held a lot of promise, and could have been hilarious, but the Queen chose to take the low road too often. Too bad.
From Publishers Weekly Unlike other beauty queens, the Jackson, Miss., Sweet Potato Queens are self-crowned, rule for life (there's no "former" tag for these gals) and are real women?figure flaws and all. Some topics may seem trivial, such as tanning, making the most of big hair and delighting in "big, sturdy, serviceable, substantial Russian immigrant underwear" for pregnant women (it's so "indescribably comfy" that "you may never go back"), but they are expertly mined for laughs. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Non-cooks may reconsider when reading the hilariously artery-clogging recipes in the chapter "What to Eat When Tragedy Strikes," highlighting the four main food groups (sweet, salty, fried and au gratin) and suitable for both therapeutic and recreatio