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O Bed! O Breakfast!

ISBN13: 9781585710218
ISBN10: 1585710210
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When outrageous Hollywood actress, Juliette Cadbury, decides to make a controversial movie in the historic Southern town of Fort Rosalie, Mississippi, all genteel hell breaks loose. Bed and Breakfast owners get into the act to offer their houses for accommodations, while a local ladies group organizes a protest against the "Hollywood Morality" of the actress and her live-in boyfriend.<P>Trying to keep the peace in all of this is, Mary Dell Hoskins, a Fort Rosalie Tourist Bureau Executive who has her hands full during Juliette Cadbury's inspection tour of the three bed and breakfasts bidding to host the location shoot.<P>It's Deep South hospitality versus the Hollywood fast-lane in this hilarious tale of eccentric personalities and their quirky behaviors, blended with thought-provoking insights into such subjects as political correctness, male-female politics, and the burdens of Southern history.

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Robert Dalby is a native of Mississippi and lifelong patron of the Piggly Wiggly. Waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly is his first novel.

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: travisormargaret, January 1, 2009 (view all comments by travisormargaret)
After reading this book, I believe we are reading a genius writer at work. It is so well written and intricately composed. I loved it!!! I want to read more by this author and I say let him continue on the path that is so erudite, well thought out and so entertaining. Thank you Robert Dalby. More, more please.
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ISBN:: 9781585710218
Author:: Dalby, Robert
Author:: Dalby, Rob
Publisher:: Genesis Press
Subject:: General
Subject:: Bed and breakfast accommodations
Subject:: Actors
Subject:: Mississippi
Subject:: Ficiton
Subject:: Love stories
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:: Mass Market
Publication Date:: 20000801
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 232
Dimensions:: 8.48x5.54x.64 in. .60 lbs.

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