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I didn't find much about this book to really like. The overall concept was interesting and had potential. The author is certainly very capable of writing an intensely interesting book. But I expect more from story.

Perhaps it is the aura of 'literature' that really makes this book lame. Or at least this author's vision of literary fiction. The abundance of hopelessness gets wearing. I didn't enjoy watching this 'good gir' make so many 'bad choices'. The book cover boasts the word 'charming....', this is anything but.

Sarah is a debutante from South Carolina. While she has the title, she’s never really fit well into Charleston society. As she grows up and away from her southern life, by moving to New York, she experiences the ups and downs of becoming an adult. We get to follow her through all of this, from a young child to a mother.

I really liked this book. It was witty and comforting in a weird way. I did find that it jumped around a bit, and there were some things that I would have liked answered that weren’t. But I loved the story. Crouch has a way to make you laugh at a situation that you really shouldn’t be laughing at. I think that most women have been in bad relationships, and so on some level we can all connect with what Sarah is going through.
A truly great piece of Chick Lit. One that is easy to read and really makes you think.

Depressing, the ending is rushed and seems like the author gave up.

This read has gotten both good reviews and some negative. So when choosing this i chose to make up my own mind as it sounded like something that i'd enjoy. It was. I did like it. Sarah grew up in the south, in Charleston, segregated and slow living, southern rules to live by. She goes away to college and makes a life away, then a death brings her back home. She sees things differently now that she is older but life in the south for Sarah still has it's bumps, which made this book quite a good read for me. I enjoy southern reads and customs and in order to enjoy the book i just disregarded the reviews and judged it on it's own merits as i read. It did hold my interest and it was a smooth read. I enjoyed the story line it was interesting. You have to give it a try if you think you may like it--i did and won another good read.

Excellent read... very entertaining!

Sarah Walters is a debutante and member of the Charleston Camellia Society as were her mother and grandmother. She attends cotillion class where she learns how to behave like a lady. Behavior which includes not being seen in inappropriate places but not reporting essentially getting raped in a coat closet by the boys in the class.

She can’t stand the supposed propriety of Southern society and heads for New York for college and vows to never return. While there, she has to adjust to life in the north -- not wearing skirts and the cold seem to be the biggest challenges – and make her own decisions about where her life is going.

I didn’t find Sarah to be a likeable protagonist. She constantly makes bad choices, especially when it comes to sex and drugs. Rebelling against her roots is making her life worse not better.

Eventually she ends up back in Charleston, pregnant with the child of a man who was essentially a one-night stand and a mother who has decided to embrace a lesbian lifestyle.

It’s not a face-paced book, but I enjoyed it.