Search - She Flew the Coop : A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana

Michael Lee West creates a wonderful small-town atmosphere in Limoges, LA in 1952. Her characters are some that you've known, might even be related to, or grew up with. I could feel the quiet desparation that DeeDee experienced and found my mouth watering over some of the recipes included in the chapters. A great Southern writer.

Excellent novel set in the South dealing with teen pregnancy, dallying clergymen, dallying husbands, domestic abuse and adult romances. I loved it!

Brilliantly interweaves dark calamity with comedy to depict everyday life in tiny Limoges, Louisiana, in 1952. Told through the voices of its richly eccentric characters, She Flew the Coop is an entrancing picture of small-town life, filled with wry humor and humanity. Washington Post Book World said "West has created a whole world, southern in its gossip and interconnections, and utterly individual in the characters, who are ... teeming with life."

I loved this book! very funny.

A hard to put down book about small town life in the deep South in the 50's