Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Gregg Gilmore
Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 20080
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0307395014
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780307395016
ASIN: 0307395014
Publication Date: February 12, 2008
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Sometimes you have to return to the place where you began, to arrive at the place where you belong.brbrIt#8217;s the early 1970s. The town of Ringgold, Georgia, has a population of 1,923, one traffic light, one Dairy Queen, and one Catherine Grace Cline. The daughter of Ringgold#8217;s third-generation Baptist preacher, Catherine Grace is quick-witted, more than a little stubborn, and dying to escape her small-town life.brbr Every Saturday afternoon, she sits at the Dairy Queen, eating Dilly Bars and plotting her getaway to Atlanta. And when, with the help of a family friend, the dream becomes a reality, she immediately packs her bags, leaving her family and the boy she loves to claim the life she#8217;s always imagined. But before things have even begun to get off the ground in Atlanta, tragedy brings Catherine Grace back home. As a series of extraordinary events alter her perspective#8211;and sweeping changes come to Ringgold itself#8211;Catherine Grace begins to wonder if her place in the world may actually be, against all odds, right where she began.brbr Intelligent, charming, and utterly readable, iLooking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen/i marks the debut of a talented new literary voice.
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Loved Loved Loved It!!!! August 8, 2008
Connie Hein (Windsor, CO)
This book touched my heart with its endearing, lovable, oh-so-real characters. The story was delightful and fun to read. Loved the book so much that i will be buying several more for gifts for sisters, daughters, and friends.
Great Story! July 1, 2008
Ann H. Gabhart (Kentucky)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
What a great story! Enjoyed reading about Catherine Grace and all her family. Gloria Jean is a fun character and someone a reader can take to heart because she isn't perfect. I sat next to the author, Susan Gregg Gilmore at a bookfair in Lexington, KY and it was fun watching how the title of her book drew people to her table. The story inside the book lived up to the draw of the title. It's fun and touching as Catherine Grace comes to term with the realities of her life and discovers that sometimes fulfilling your dreams can take you in directions you never planned on. You won't be sorry you tried this book by a new to the fiction scene, but very good writer.
Salvation found! June 15, 2008
Gena Gilliam
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I greatly enjoyed this quick read. The characters are believable and sweetly naive. It is a powerful book about women and their roles in society, especially the bonds of motherhood and where in the world we find mothers besides home. I highly recommend this book!
Wonderful Book Club Selection June 15, 2008
Kelley Smith (TN, USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed the very real complex characters in "Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen", especially the female characters. I related to Catherine Grace's mission to leave her small, hometown although she didn't necessarily have a grand plan of what to go to... br / br /The central themes of finding your place in the world, family secrets and the odd effects of death on family dynamics made for interesting book club conversation. Everyone enjoyed these characters and the southern setting was not "over-done", just a great back drop for this coming of age story. br / br /I recommend this book as a warm, fun story with some deeper moments interspersed. Loved the characters can't wait for Susan Gregg Gilmore's next book!
A captivating story... June 15, 2008
Erin (Nashville, TN USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Growing up in a small town, I completely relate to Catherine Grace Cline's desire to leave Ringgold to see where life takes her. br / br /This book caught my attention early on and kept me enthralled all the way to the end. I thoroughly enjoyed becoming part of Catherine Grace's story and look forward to seeing more novels by Susan Gregg Gilmore!
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