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The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc: A Novel
by Loraine Despres

Published: 2002-08-01
Paperback : 342 pages
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It's a steamy June afternoon in Louisiana, circa 1956, and Sissy LeBlanc is sitting on her front porch, wondering -- half seriously -- if she could kill herself with aspirins and Coca-Cola. She's been living in stifling old Gentry since the day she was born and trapped in a sham of a ...
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(It's a steamy June afternoon in Louisiana, circa 1956, and Sissy LeBlanc is sitting on her front porch, wondering -- half seriously -- if she could kill herself with aspirins and Coca-Cola. She's been living in stifling old Gentry since the day she was born and trapped in a sham of a marriage to PeeWee LeBlanc since she was only seventeen. In short, she's fed up, restless, and ready for an adventure.

Sissy just never imagined temptation would come into her life that breathless summer day as she sat smoking on her porch swing. For although she may have been fixated on the taut muscles of the lineman shimmying down the telephone pole across the street, she hadn't allowed herself to imagine that he'd be none other than her high school sweetheart, Parker Davidson, who left town fourteen years before without so much as a wave good-bye. But suddenly, here he is, leaning in for a kiss that will stir up more excitement than Sissy could ever have imagined...

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  "The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc: A Novel"by melissa m. (see profile) 09/17/10

If you are in need of some fun light reading, this is a great book. Perfect book to read in between books for book clubs.

 
  "The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc"by Carolyn L. (see profile) 06/09/10

Great book. Fun.

 
  "Fun"by Amanda F. (see profile) 06/09/10

Very easy read. Funny but scandalous like the title!

 
  "Not what we expected, but still a good read..."by Michelle T. (see profile) 07/21/08

TSSoSL was definitely not what we expected though it brought up some great discussion in our group. We decided to give the book 3 stars because of the way Despres brought up the various soc... (read more)

 
  "Not a light read"by Carla O. (see profile) 05/18/08

The cover looks like this book will be a light summer read but it isn't. There are many upsetting situations in this book. None of us liked the story, but we did have a good discussion about it.

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