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The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell: A Novel

by Loraine Despres

Published: 2006-06-01
Paperback : 352 pages

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Belle Cantrell felt guilty about killing her husband and she hated that. Feeling guilty, that is. A lady shouldn't do something she's going to feel guilty about later was a rule Belle kept firmly in mind.

Welcome to the world of beautiful, irrepressible Belle Cantrell, years before ...

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Belle Cantrell felt guilty about killing her husband and she hated that. Feeling guilty, that is. A lady shouldn't do something she's going to feel guilty about later was a rule Belle kept firmly in mind.

Welcome to the world of beautiful, irrepressible Belle Cantrell, years before she becomes grandmother to Sissy LeBlanc of Loraine Despres' bestselling The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc. It is 1920, prohibition is in full swing, women are clamoring for the vote -- and in the little town of Gentry, Louisiana, narrow-minded intolerance is on the rise. Sent to jail for swimming in an indecent bathing costume with a group of suffragists, Belle Cantrell knows her behavior broke the rules. But sometimes -- most of the time -- she has to twist the rules a little, because they all say the same thing: "Don't."

A sexy, sassy story of murder, adultery, romance, bigotry, and regular church attendance, with laugh-out-loud humor and a cast of zany, endearing characters you won't forget, The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell is a big comic love story . . . and much more.

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"Quick read with many references to life in the south in the 20s"by Jennifer H. (see profile) 02/16/08

Belle Cantrell is a suffragist, a mother, a widow, a progressive struggling for approval in a very conservative world. With very simple writing, quick wit, and a number of funny moments, Loraine Despres... (read more)

"Quick read"by Carrie M. (see profile) 02/12/08

This book was a quick read and entertaining.
At times considered predictable, but entertaining. You have to love a woman who goes after what she wants no matter what the odds.

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