The Fixer Upper
By Mary Kay Andrews
Dempsey Jo Killebrew, is a young naive junior associate to
a lobbyist in Washington, After her boss throws her under the bus for his
actions in trying to bribe a US Congress member, Dempsey winds up broke, unemployed,
and homeless. That is until her father suggests that she go down to Guthrie,
Georgia and fix up his family’s home, he had just inherited, Birdsong. As she
fixes the house she comes to terms with her own situation and we join her in an
adventure of self-discovery.
I fell in love with the mean old lady who was squatting in
Birdsong, Ella Kate, the cantankerous old woman reminded me of my own
grandmother minus the dog! Mary Kay Andrew does a wonderful job of describing
details in this book, so that even those who have never renovated a home have a
clear picture of what is happening. It wasn’t a bad book but it felt lacking, to
me the romance in the novel was very abrupt, but on the other hand when Dempsey
finally snapped out of her self-pitying and idiotic behavior and grew a
backbone I almost whooped for joy, I have never had much patience for women who
always talk badly about themselves. The ending was not that great either
especially for a stand-alone novel, but it is a fun and light hearted read and
I think Ella Kate makes it worth it.
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