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Savannah Blues
Author: Mary Kay Andrews

Book Information
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780060519131 - ISBN-10: 0060519134
Pages: 416


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD, Audio CD (Unab MP3)

Book Description:
Landing a catch like Talmadge Evans III got Eloise "Weezie" Foley a jewel of a town house in Savannahs historic district. Divorcing Tat got her exited to the backyard carriage house, where she has launched a spite-fest with Tal's new fiancée, the elegant Caroline DeSantos.

An antiques picker, Weezie combs Savannah's steamy back alleys and garage sales for treasures when she's not dealing with her loopy relatives or her hunky ex-boyfriend. But an unauthorized sneak preview at a sale lands Weezie smack in the middle of magnolia-scented murder, mayhem . . . and more. Dirty deals simmer all around her -- just as her relationship with the hottest chef in town heats up and she finds out how delicious love can be the second time around.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Brigid G. (thequeenbgy) wrote on 1/25/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

In the tradition of southern fiction, this one does not disapoint. If you enjoy hunting for antiques, the steamy south, and fiesty women...well this is the ticket.

Pat L. (Askpat) wrote on 11/30/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I love Savannah GA, so this was a 'must read' for me. I so very much enjoyed the story of a young woman dealing with divorce, and her strong will to lead her own life, carrys her through life's unexpected happenings.

Della M. (Ophelia) wrote on 6/6/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is all about moving forward after a divorce. It's about finding out that all the time you thought you were getting on with your life you reall y weren't. And then something major happens to give you the wake up call you needed!

Maggie C. (skywaywaver) wrote on 8/2/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book was absolutely incredible! I loved it, and I have not been into the chick lit genre lately.
Just be careful, it will make you want to start to go antiquing!

Andy W. wrote on 3/14/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Good book club book. We had a lively discussion and had fun.

Darlene J. (djj51) - Richmond, VA wrote on 7/21/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A fun summer read. Great introduction to Savannah if you plan to travel there. Has lots of local color.

Barbara S. (barbsis) - Netcong, NJ wrote on 7/17/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I picked this book up because it met one of the requirements for a reading challenge. I thought it was a mystery but it was really chick lit with a mystery back story.

Eloise Foley is divorced and living in the carriage house behind the main house that her ex-husband and his fiancee are living in. Yeah a weird situation. Eloise is a junk dealer (antiquer) and spends her time roaming from estate sale to estate sale collecting/finding junk and cleaning it up and reselling it. At one such sale, she finds a dead body and is accused of murder. At this point, you would think the book would center around this little tidbit but no it continues with Eloise and her junk finding missions. Solving the murder is a serious back story. There is barely mention of police involvement. In an effort to clear Eloise of murder, her uncle, a lawyer, actually works on finding the murderer.

A really good page turner. Not my kind of thing at all (I hate garage sales and picking through other peoples junk) but I enjoyed this book very much

Sharon F. (bookworm01) wrote on 7/5/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a great book! I just loved "Weezie" and the hot steamy Savannah setting was perfect. I really enjoyed the antiques theme as well. Antique hunting has always fasinated me. I love Mary Kay Andrews and her quirky books about the South but then I am a "Southern Girl" myself!

DJ W. (djw) wrote on 4/22/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

LOVED IT! A friend recommended Mary Kay Andrews to me; this is the first one of her books that I've read, and it was a delight. Light, humorous, fast read. Great escape for lunch hour or after work. I didn't want the story to end, I was having so much fun spending time with both Weezie and BeBe. Fortunately, the story doesn't have to end with Savannah Blues. I already have 'Savannah Breeze' which continues with BeBe's story. You'll want to order both books, so you can start on 'Savannah Breeze' as soon as you finish 'Svannah Blues'!

Claire B. wrote on 12/3/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I love stories from Mary Kay Andrews... they are always a whirlwind of fun! Great read for an antique lover too. I can always envision a cute romance-comedy movie with her books!


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Kristine S. (NHBookLover) wrote on 9/17/2009...


A quick read. Eloise Foley married "up" but when her husband cheats on her, she quickly moves back down in her station in life. The only thing she gets from the divorce is the carriage house behind the main house, where her ex now resides with his girlfriend. When the girlfriend is found murdered, suspicion falls upon Weezie. She doesn't need another complication, like her old flame Danny Stipanek, re-entering her life. Between her pill-popping, Four Roses drinkin' Mama, her best friend Bebe (pronounced Bay-Bay), her ex-flame, her ex-husband, and her job as a picker, her life becomes one huge un-manageable mess! Of course it all gets resolved in the end.

Linda L. wrote on 8/30/2009...


I loved this book! Couldn't wait to get home from work, have dinner, & settle down with this one. Found the characters so interesting & funny. Good story, great read!!

Allison O. (Allieoop) wrote on 8/26/2008...


Mary Kay Andrews gives us great chick lit with this book. Weezie Foley is in the midst of trouble after her divorce. There's humour, romance, mystery and is a great beach read!

Melanie P. (MelanieGG) wrote on 9/22/2007...


Really cute and a revenge ending if I ever saw it! you go girl

Margaret B. (chaosmommy) wrote on 9/14/2007...


Funny, romantic, great summer read or book club book!

Susie C. (soozrn) wrote on 6/17/2007...


This book was like visiting with a friend. It moves fast and you feel as if you have known the characters forever.

Jeanne H. (penguinmama) wrote on 6/12/2007...


Loved this book--it's a fun, entertaining and a great romp! Be sure and catch the sequel, Savannah Breeze.

Cindy W. (cindy27) wrote on 5/7/2007...


This book is a novel about divorce, revenge, and great antiques. The book has some wear and tear with tape on the binding, but very much readable and enjoyable

Christine P. (chrissy77) wrote on 5/4/2007...


This delightfully breezy, richly atmospheric debut by a former journalist who covered Savannah's infamous Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil murder trials fails to generate much suspense, but it derives its charm from an encyclopedic trove of lore about antiquities and dishy gossip, Southern style. Divorced from blue-blood architect Talmadge Evans III, but still living in a carriage house in the backyard of their restored mansion, Eloise "Weezie" Foley suffers the indignity of having her ex's sexy fianc‚e, Caroline DeSantos, living in the main house Weezie restored herself. As a "picker," Weezie earns her living foraging for discarded treasures in Dumpsters and at estate sales. When she discovers Caroline's corpse in a historic manor house, Weezie is the prime suspect in her murder. To compound her quandary, Weezie's attorney her closeted Uncle James, an ex-Catholic priest is having an illicit affair with a man from the DA's office. Factor in her on-again, off-again romance with old high school flame Daniel Stipanek, counterfeit antiques and her mom's alcoholism, and the plucky heroine has enough problems to drive at least three novels. Unfortunately, the suspense gets lost somewhere among the antiques and Weezie's attempts to consummate her romance with Daniel

Deborah F. wrote on 4/18/2007...


Great southern women's novel . . . funny with a bit of mystery


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