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St. Martin's, Sep 2003, 24.95, 305 pp.
ISBN: 0312316933
In the late 1960s the five women met while attending Atlanta area high schools. Georgia, Teeny, Linda, Diane and SuSu became friends as they discovered their sexual power over males. Over the years they remained friends though society battered at each one of them using the vicious tools of husbands and kids to try to destroy them. Now middle-aged with the beginnings of a bulge and aches, the quintet still meets once a month in purple garb with red hats to celebrate that they are the last generation of southern Mademoiselles sharing Buckhead gossip.
They are still a fine tune team sharing their desires, hatreds, and boredom. Marriage has not been what they expected with cheating husbands or tedious relationships if that much. Each turns to the other four for solace and perhaps a bit of vengeance on the worst of their five male companions. Life in Atlanta in spite the trials and tribulations of age and family remains good as long as the five women have THE RED HAT CLUB to look forward to every month.
Though nothing new to the vast sea of southern women literature, THE RED HAT CLUB is an engaging tale that welcomes readers as if they were sharing wine with the heroines. The story line feels like a relationship cozy that combines gentle breezes on top of steel magnolias. The characters are distinct and delightful charming the audience with their interactions and intelligent colloquies on life, especially on men and teens, two species none of them admit to understanding. Fans of women's fiction will appreciate Haywood Smith's fine homage to the southern female.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Other aspects:
- best friends
Outside culture (society)
- American South
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Style
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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