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This was December‘s FOTL book club read. Entertaining and touching book. Polly is real character! A widow who found out she was pregnant at 58 after the death of her husband, Polly is brought to vivid life through the account of her youngest daughter, Willow, who tells the story. This gave me strong Fannie Flagg vibes, which isn‘t always my jam but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

#Roll100 complete - enjoyed this mother-daughter duo. Polly is such a character. Would love to share a Margarita or two…or three with her.

Starting my May #Roll100 today…I‘m digging the cute lil 🐿 squirrel on the cover of my edition (a gift from the wonderful @BekahPat 💜).

#tbr #bookhaul 📚

“Sun is out and means business.” Polly captures Texas perfectly. 🌟🌟🌟 fun summer read

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a good book told from the point of view of Willow who is 10 years old when the book begins. She tells us about her life while she tells the story of her Mom, Polly (Pauline). The book is very funny and has its sad moments as well.

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Gotta get my reading done for book club!

Next month's book club pick.

I really loved this book! I have read a few of the author‘s previous books, but this touchingly comedic coming-of-age novel is by far my favorite! It‘s warm, hopeful and full of many memorable moments! Willow and Polly both have a lot of #Spirit and this audio version is impeccably performed! Great for #AudioColoring! #SoulSeptember

This arrived in today's book mail ❤️📚 our book club will read The Book of Polly next month, so I thought I'd grab a cheap copy ahead of time.

What a great audiobook! I loved all the characters, even the annoying ones. I highly recommend the audiobook narrated by the talented Jenna Lamia. She really brought the characters to life. 4/5⭐️

This book made me laugh from beginning to end.

This was really good! @peaknit

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Today‘s Prompt: Very Funny. 😂

This book was very funny. Polly was a great character.

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-book-of-polly-by-kathy-hepinstall....

One of my favorite “under the radar” books is The Book of Polly. You have Willow, a young girl who is always afraid that her mother will die. Then there‘s Polly, her mother, who is a spitfire and comes up with phrases that constantly make me laugh. Willow is curious about her mom‘s life before her, and the adventure goes from there. I had a hard time leaving these characters who got so close to my heart. #24in48 #hour30

Well, what an interesting book! I really enjoyed following Willow's journey to discover her mother's secrets. I like all the unique, quirky characters. I recommend it!

If I would have know I had time to finish this book today I wouldn't have written a blurb earlier. 😋

This book is taking me longer to read than I would like to admit, but not because of the book itself. So far, excellent read.

Perfect light fun read for road trip thru Kansas/Nebraska Prairie. I sure Polly would have loved the sherbet colored display at Nebraska Prairie Museum. #fiestyfemales

"It's not give-a-shitable. It means nothing to me, and nothing in the grand scheme of things." ?

I honestly can't find the words to describe this book. I laughed out loud at the antics of Polly, my heart ached for Willow, and I read as fast as I could to find out the secret Polly has hidden for over 50 years. Well written with oddball (but not over the top) characters. The oddballs are always my favorite!

This book was laugh out loud funny❤️ Highly recommend

Library holds came in for the long weekend 😀

This audiobook is absolutely brilliant. The narrator is amazing. The book is touching and laugh out loud hilarious. ❤️❤️❤️ I'll listen while I clean 🏡 house #backtoreading #audiobooksonthego

I really enjoyed this audiobook. Jenna Lamia was expertly cast. This story was funny and touching. Polly was a fun character and I was very much touched by her love for Willow. I'm so glad I picked this one up on a whim.

When it gets hot outside, I seem to turn to Southern Fiction. My next audiobook is The Book of Polly narrated by the fabtabulous Jenna Lamia. She's the one of my favorite narrators.

I ❤️ Amazon!

10-year-old Willow's 68-year-old mom, Polly, is a force to be reckoned with. Willow's no slouch, either. Enjoyed this one quite a bit!!
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A delightful, change of pace book. Loved the characters. 5/5 rating. Review on my blog. http://silversolara.blogspot.com

Doing week 4 of couch to 5k and this audio book is making me giggle, southern twang is ??. "Scandal must be an antihistamine" ?

The Book of Polly is really her late-in-life daughter Willow's coming-of-age story. Willow lives in constant fear of losing her older mother. When cancer strikes, she'll do anything to save her mother, including demanding a trip to Polly's hometown in Louisiana--one she left 50 years ago under mysterious circumstances and never returned--to visit a faith healer.

Rain delay at the track meet means more reading time! This book is cracking me up. #readathon

"Old enough to shoot the bird, old enough to be shot by the bird," she answered grimly.

And I had told some lies--and even worse, some truths--about my mother to my classmates. In my defense, she was great fodder, and this was years before she killed our neighbor. #readathon #deweys

Track meet reading + breakfast #readathon #deweys

The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall is the story of Polly, a cantankerous Southern woman, who has a daughter at 58. It's the story of Willow who lives in fear of losing her mom. The first half was great, laugh-out-loud funny. The second half was still fun, but took a more serious turn. I listened to it on audio and the narrator, Jenna Lamia, was excellent. See full review here: http://www.novelvisits.com/audio-reviews-all-grown-up-book-polly/

Alright, first of all, whoever marketed this as a "laugh out loud hilarious book" is a dirty rotten liar.
That being said, I still thoroughly enjoyed the story of Polly and Willow, even with someone using "alternative facts" to describe this book.
If you liked Lillian Boxfish, you will probably enjoy this as well. It's also rare to find a book that can appeal to both adult and young adult fiction readers. 4/5 stars

I hate when my babies don't feel well. It's been quite a day between snow and rain showers not being able to make up their mind. Rain? Snow. Rain? Snow. All my kiddos are sick and cranky. Thank God for The Book of Polly.

As if I need to add more books to my TBR!?! I picked up these two this weekend while I was shopping.

I typed in "Bear Town" and this came up instead and now I have another hold at the library all because of this description!?

“Delightful. . . funny and poignant.” --People

With a kick like the best hot sauce, this is the laugh-out-loud story of a girl determined to keep up with her aging, crazy-as-a-fox mother

First 5-star read of the month. Loved this one with a passion. The two protagonists were hilarious, wise, fire-cracker women I am dying to meet in real life. Funny read that still managed some serious poignancy. I can't recommend this one highly enough. #basadswomen #booklove 💕📚💕

Loving this book. I cackled out loud three times during the introduction. Almost 100 pages in and it is still hysterical. 💕📚💕

Fantastic! This has all the charm, humor, and heart of a Fannie Flagg novel.