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Purdie Magee
Purdie Magee grew up as a modern-day Cinderella in the small town of Parker, Ohio. Unfortunately, this life was no fairy tale and the family was her flesh and blood. Groomed to be the family caretaker, Purdie looked after her mother and father, even raised the baby her sister abandoned. Red-headed, lanky Purdie spoke too loudly and possessed an awkward physical presence. Her mother's blind adoration of Purdie's older sister underscored the sense of unworthiness. Purdie fully expected to continue making do with her lot in life, but one spring morning change walked through the door.
275 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 5, 2011
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Rhonda Tibbs
7 books14 followersWriter, reader, wife, mother, grandmother. I've lived, loved, lost, fallen down and smacked my face on the truth more than once. Through my writing, I attempt to make those lessons count for something by taking a reader on a journey worth investing their time and money.
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October 13, 2011
I am not sure why I continually do this to myself, but I cannot help myself. Rhonda Tibbs' written works are addicting even though they cause me much anxiety during the reading and much sorrow after the reading of her novels. With the release of her third novel Purdie Magee, I, in essence, had no choice but to immediately download the e-version. Yes, my name is Courtney, and I am a Tibbsaholic. . .
Intrigued by the backstory of the main character, Purdie Magee, there was no turning back once I turned the page to chapter six and met Gabe Austin, the green-eyed, Camel-smoking man with a "cat-like walk" (33). Not simply due to the "va va voom" effect of this character description does Tibbs entice the reader, but because of Tibbs' ability to create in the reader a true empathy for her characters. Two souls literally and metaphorically abandoned by their families cross paths, and what evolves are two complex histories interwoven with plot twists which keep the reader on the edge of her seat throughout Purdie Magee's entirety.
For the purposes of book club, a field trip to a local pottery studio would be ideal. An English teacher's dream, Purdie Magee revolves around the theme of creating beauty from what was once deemed ordinary or imperfect. Thus, The Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, Illinois, offers such classes where one may manipulate clay into an object with aesthetic value.
Intrigued by the backstory of the main character, Purdie Magee, there was no turning back once I turned the page to chapter six and met Gabe Austin, the green-eyed, Camel-smoking man with a "cat-like walk" (33). Not simply due to the "va va voom" effect of this character description does Tibbs entice the reader, but because of Tibbs' ability to create in the reader a true empathy for her characters. Two souls literally and metaphorically abandoned by their families cross paths, and what evolves are two complex histories interwoven with plot twists which keep the reader on the edge of her seat throughout Purdie Magee's entirety.
For the purposes of book club, a field trip to a local pottery studio would be ideal. An English teacher's dream, Purdie Magee revolves around the theme of creating beauty from what was once deemed ordinary or imperfect. Thus, The Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, Illinois, offers such classes where one may manipulate clay into an object with aesthetic value.
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