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Carolyn Brown

The Ladies' Room Kindle Edition

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Secrets told in the church ladies' room are supposed to stay in the ladies' room. But that doesn't mean that what Trudy overhears there during her great-aunt Gertrude's funeral won't change the rest of her life.

Trudy has a daughter in the middle of a major rebellion, a two-timing husband who has been cheating for their entire married life, and a mother with Alzheimer's residing in the local nursing home. She doesn't really need a crumbling old house about to fall into nothing but a pile of memories and broken knickknacks.

Billy Lee Tucker, resident oddball in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, lived next door to Gert, and in her will she leaves him the funds to help Trudy remodel the old house. That's fine with Billy Lee, because he's been in love with Trudy since before they started school. And just spending time with her is something he'd never ever allowed himself to dream about.

A beautiful home rises up from the old house on Broadway, and right along with it rises up a relationship. But is Trudy too scarred from what she heard in the ladies' room to see a lovely future with Billy Lee?

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Montlake Romance
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September 4, 2012
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Momma always said that a true lady never lets someone know when he’s riled her; otherwise, she’s giving away her power and her crown.
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'Brown's lively second-chance romance is a fun stand-alone contemporary, featuring two 42-year-olds who learn to speak up for themselves and go after what they want, thumbing their noses at small-minded gossip.' --Booklist

'By turns funny and poignant, THE LADIES' ROOM is a charming story sure to bring a smile to your face.' --Romance Reviews Today --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00941PRJK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake Romance (September 4, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 4, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1677 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #14,453 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #144 in Later in Life Romance
- #215 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books)
- #268 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Carolyn Brown is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly and #1 Amazon and #1 Washington Post bestselling author. She is the author of more than 100 novels and several novellas. She’s a recipient of the Bookseller’s Best Award, Montlake Romance’s prestigious Montlake Diamond Award, and also a three-time recipient of the National Reader’s Choice Award. Brown has been published for more than 20 years, and her books have been translated 21 foreign languages.

When she’s not writing, she likes to plot new stories in her backyard with her tom cat, Boots Randolph Terminator Outlaw, who protects the yard from all kinds of wicked varmints like crickets, locusts, and spiders. Visit her at www.carolynbrownbooks.com.

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limone

boring

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018

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This book was soooo boring. I’m really surprised it received such high ratings! Usually any book on amazon with 4.5 stars or above i love, but not this one, and not even close. This book had a very basic non-creative plot. You could see where it was sloooooowly going, and it went right where you expected. I didn’t really like the main character much, and I found the dialogue annoying (over-trying to be cheeky). It had a lot of wordy and irrelevant dialogue and description that I find annoying. I do not recommend this book. I was so glad when it was over (and the only reason I finished it was because I had nothing else to read)

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Lucinda Sutherland

This Story Sticks In My Mind

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018

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I recently bought a paper copy of this book just so I can loan it out! I love this story. I have read it on my Kindle at least three times and I love it every time. The main character in this book grows so much it is practically a "coming of age" tale. Even though she is from a good family and married well almost everyone in town thinks Trudy is stupid because so many people in her life routinely lie to her and she hasn't seen through them. She is reaching middle age when a few moments in the ladies room, and the things she overhears, change her life completely.

A wonderful author helps us see into Trudy's mind as she feels scared but acts bravely to fight her way out of the false life she has been leading and into a new one of her own choosing. I really enjoy books by Carolyn Brown and that's how I found this excellent story - I look for her books because her characters are real, living through real situations. This book has love, fear, family, faith, anger, sweat, and trucks full of truth.

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Anniek Snowroses

heartwarming!

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2018

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Trudy has no idea that her life will never be the same again after the funeral of her great-aunt Gertrude. In the ladies room she overhears her nieces talk about the adultery of her husband . When she inherits Gert's house, Trudy decides to move immediately. The house needs a lot of work and Billy Lee, who was friends with Gert agrees to help her with everything. Nobody else wanted Gert's house because they only saw a rundown house and a money pit. What were Gert's intentions when she left the house to Trudy?

While she's living in her new home Trudy realizes that she wasted a lot of her good years on her cheating husband. Her eyes have finally been opened. Not everyone in the town understands why Trudy spends more and more time with Billy Lee and she neglects the comments and rumors. Trudy's aunt was a tough and not a very pleasant person, however more and more secrets are being revealed that shet a different light. Can Trudy finally live the life she always wished for?

While she was married Trudy did everything for her husband and her daughter, putting aside her own needs. Her husband wasn't an easy person to live with, but she put up with it all because she loved him. Trudy feels betrayed and now finally stands up for herself. She went out of her way to make everything look perfect. I loved reading on how she stepped out of the shadow and showed the world that she was no longer someone to mess with. The friendship with Billy Lee is endearing and I was hoping they'd be brave enough to let love in.

The Ladies Room is a beautiful story about finding yourself and believing in a second chance at love. I love it when a book makes me feel many different emotions and I really enjoyed The Ladies' Room because of this. Billy Lee is a skilled craftsman and he makes beautiful furniture. While reading about the stunning pieces he makes for Trudy I was wishing that I could visit her house so I could see them in real life. Carolyn Brown's writing style has a lovely easy flow that immediately pulled me into the story. The Ladies' Room is a heartwarming story that captivated me from beginning to end.

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Loretta Wheeler

That's What I'm Talkin' About, In the "Ladies Room"

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2015

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This was my first Carolyn Brown read, and I absolutely loved it. One of the reasons I enjoyed this piece so much was because neither the heroine or hero was your "typical" romantic leads. They were staring at the other side of the hill, and living with it fabulously. No washboard abs were seen on the guy, but his heart, and rugged good looks sold me, hands down.
And, watching the development of the heroine was outrageous fun. Being a southern gal myself, I found her totally believable, with a big ditto, on the scenes in the ladies room. Yes ma'am, a lot of truth goes down in those ladies' rooms and most of us know to check the stalls before we begin talkin'.
If you're a woman with a few years on you (they don't have to be extensive for you to relate) you'll love this read. And, if you're reading in bed with your hubby, or significant other, tell them to put in ear plugs, because whoopin' out loud comes along with the territory!

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Lynne M. Spreen

A Satisfying Age-40 Romance

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016

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This book started with a powerful situation--a woman at a funeral overhears information about her husband that turns her world upside down, and she is wounded enough to take matters into her own hands and make changes happen right now. And she has many adversaries: her family, the people of the town, her soon-to-be-ex, her grown daughter. Their protests all sound like this: "Get back in line, Trudy. Behave yourself. What will people think?" But for once in her life, Trudy rebels. She becomes her own woman and, because this book is a romance novel, has a chance at love.

What I liked about it was the southern flavor and Trudy's wise-cracking narrative. There's a lot of very satisfying emotion, beautiful descriptions, and personal growth, all things that I look for in a book. The ending wasn't the blockbuster I wanted but it was still very satisfying. I liked this book enough to look for more from this author. (PS I tagged it OA fiction and midlife because Trudy is turning 40, but truthfully, she's a little young for those categories.)

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moomin

Excellent Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2022

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Another great book from Carolyn Brown, I have read many of her books and am never disappointed. She paints a brilliant picture of the locations, the characters and the story lines. I always feel as if I get to know her characters and they almost become friends. They take you on a journey with them through the pages of her book. Again, this book is about strong female women who rise above their weaknesses. This book was well written, thoughtful and sensitive.

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JB1956

Enjoyable but unoriginal

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2021

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An easy to read novel about a woman who discovers a her life is a sham. The problem is that the storyline is so full of feel good clichés - fat woman gets thin, poverty turns to riches, loser turns winner - that it is somewhat boring.

2 people found this helpful

Jaisy

Moments of pleasure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2021

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Some of the writing is thoughtful, sensitive and creative, eliciting emotion, but other parts are blunt & hurried. The flow between the two doesn’t work for me. Reasonable story if far fetched. Holiday read.

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J. Mac

Another Winner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2022

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I've come to the conclusion that I will read anything Carolyn Brown writes.
From a very unpromising start (for the protagonist), this one burgeons and blossoms into an absolute triumph.
And no, I'm not giving anything away: just read it.

ChrisP

Brilliant book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020

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I loved reading this book, as with all the Carolyn Brown books I’ve read so far, I can imagine being one of the characters, the characters and the stories are so realistic, and thoroughly enjoyable, I was sad to finish.

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