The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel

Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, but Could Have, and May Yet (Sweet Potato Queens Series)

By: Jill Conner Browne, Karin Gillespie

Narrated by: Jill Conner Browne

"I have no pride. I tell anything," Jill Conner Browne is fond of saying. As Her Royal Highness, Boss Queen of the Sweet Potato Queens, she has told legions of fans, known as "SPQ Wannabes," her delectable secrets to living, loving - and eating - like a queen. In her words, "More is more."

How much more? The #1 New York Times best-selling author of five works of nonfiction now serves up The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet. The humor in this uproarious coming-of-queen novel is more delicious than a favorite dessert (the Queens favor Chocolate Stuff, of course).

In Jackson, Mississippi, Mary Bennett, Patsy, Gerald, and Jill are high school classmates whose daily routine is paced like a shuffle through the local red dirt - until the arrival of a redheaded newcomer banishes monotony forever.

With her luxurious mane and voluptuous figure, Tammy Myers aspires to join the silver-spooners, who make things happen in their lives. When Jill convinces Tammy and the others that money might buy a certain kind of good time and that true friendship has no price tag, the "Sweet Potato Queens" are born. "If it ain't fun, we ain't doin' it," runs their official club motto, and the Queens are true to their word.

Together, the Queens laugh out loud as they step down the long - and not altogether pretty - road toward making their very own queen dust, the sparkle that comes from livin' and lovin' their own lives. The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet reveals that the journey isn't always easy, but in the company of the Queens, you can sparkle, too.

©2008 Browne & Gillespie (P)2007 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Fun Listen

What did you love best about The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel?

The woman reading the story

If you’ve listened to books by Jill Conner Browne and Karin Gillespie before, how does this one compare?

First one

What does the narrator bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

A great southern voice

Any additional comments?

It was a diverting few hours. The characters were interesting but I felt like each of them had to suffer something to show what good friends they really were- but they didn't seem to really talk to each other or trust each other when they were adults. So many of the conflicts seemed to be caused by them not talking or trusting, not the real conflict. Gerald's issues - these women are suppossed to be his best friends? he doesnt confide/trust anything. And the resolutions seened too easy and pat. The Tammy/England arc is a perfect example for me, or Gerald and Mary Bennet - Gerald could have saved her 7 years of heartache if he only talked to her but instead when it finally came out that he was mad at her for something he "thought" she did, she forgave him instantly instead of my reaction which was why didn't you TELL her ?? The Jill / Ross arc was somewhat interesting but a bit shallow for the subject matter, and i saw the problem coming a mile away. I am willing to try the author's non fiction as I think that might be a better listen

Entertainment

Great stories
Loved the characters
Inspiring kindness and laughs
Loved the food references
Thank you

JCB

I love JCB books! A friend introduced me to the SPQ books! I am just so happy that she is person reading her books to us all! Marvelous treat to lite this to her read with her lovely southern accent! Music to my soul and ears! Thank you JCB for all the years of entertainment!! Now I can listen to them and be entertained all over again...laughing until I cry!

Needs another narrator.

I could not listen to this book because of the narr Get someone else and I may try again. I only gave Overall and Story 1 star because I had to rate. I'm sure this is at least a good book. Just could not get past the narrator.