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The Young Wives Club
The Young Wives Club: A Novel | Julie Pennell
21 posts | 13 read | 17 to read
In Toulouse, Louisiana finding your one true love happens sometime around high school. If youre lucky, he might be the man you thought he was. But as four friends are about to find out, not every girl has luck on her side in this charming debut novel perfect for fans of The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Desperate Housewives. Laura Landrys quarterback husband was her ticket out of Toulouse. But when a devastating football injury sidelines him, theyre forced to move back to the small town she was so desperate to leave. As Brian starts drinking instead of rehabbing his knee, Laura must reevaluate what her future looks likeand if it includes her husband. For years, Madison Blanchette has been waiting for bad-boy musician Cash Romero to commit to her. When wealthy George Dubois asks her out, she figures she may as well wait in style. Life with George means weekend trips to New Orleans, gourmet meals, and expensive gifts. At first she loves how Georges affection sparks Cashs jealousy, but when George proposes to Madison, she finds herself torn between two men All Claire Thibodeaux wants is to be the perfect wife and mother. If she can do everything right she wont end up like her mom, a divorced, single parent trying to make ends meet. But when Claires husband Gavin, a well-respected local pastor, starts spending late nights at work and less time in their bed, she cant help but fear that history is about to repeat itself Gabrielle Vaughn never thought shed end up with someone like her fianc. The son of a prominent congressman, Tony Ford is completely out of her leaguewhich is why she lied to him about everything from having a college degree to the dark truth about her family. She knows she has to come clean, but how do you tell the love of your life that your entire relationship is a lie? As these young wives come together to help each other through life, love, and heartbreak, they discover that there are no easy answers when it comes to matters of the heart.
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Barrettck
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I walked into the library one day, chose a random book shelf, then chose a random book off of said shelf. That is how I ended up with this book. I really enjoyed it! It was a quick, predictable at times, good read. I was not looking for a deep read so I think I made a good choice. It would have been cool for this to have been a four part series with each book about one of the girls.

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MaggieCarr
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Pickpick

4.5☆ The brain continues to grow/develop until the late 20s. Still baffles me that 18 is old enough to buy cigarettes and join the military but you have to be 25 to rent a car. My husband and I got married at 20, hardly anyone threw a fuss. We experienced many of the same things the four relationships in this book struggled with. We too, had/have an amazing support group surround us and it made all the difference.

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SamanthaCrouch2016
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Easy summer read. You are sure to identify with one of the gals.

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Mowen036
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Pickpick

This book is a good chick lit book. It had a few unresolved storylines and I think I fell asleep during one or two chapters. Oops. It‘s a solid 4 out of 5 stars.

Suet624 Oops! 6y
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Mowen036
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I‘m listening to this one while painting and all of a sudden my husband pipes up (who normally has his headphones on while at his computer) “so you‘re basically listening to a book that all the women are using their men to get somewhere.” 🤦🏼‍♀️ “um no...just a couple of them are.” 🤪

GripLitGrl 😄😄 6y
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TLVZ721
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I absolutely loved this. On the heels of my first trip to Louisiana, my lifelong self-proclaimed obsession with all things from that beautiful state sent me to search my local library for more to keep that NOLA-feeling going. I admittedly came across this title by accident. Finished within 24 hours, it was the perfect mix of chick lit, marriage advice, and LA culture. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a feel-good girlfriend read! 💗

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ContraryMary

I miiiight bail on this, I'm just not feeling it. :(

minkyb 🙁 7y
Prairiegirl_reading Life is too short. Move on!! 7y
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ContraryMary
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I don't think I'll be able to think of 20 things but here goes. 🔸I met my husband when I was 17 🔸we got officially married 3 years ago for our 10th anniversary 🔸we have four kids - Jaycob 11 Abigail 9 Jackson 6 Amelia 3 🔸Amelia has surgery at 5 months old for craniosynostosis (my husband had it as well, and any children we have have a 50% chance) 🔸I'm a high school drop out but graduated two weeks before Abigail was born from (⬇️⬇️)

ContraryMary An adult learning centre 🔸I am a stay at home mother and my husband is a chef 🔸I have colitis and it sucks 🔸I am really close to my parents and two sisters 🔸I have lived in my hometown my whole life and likely won't ever move away, unless we get some land just outside 🔸I listen to a lot of music and have over 6000 songs on my phone 🔸we have a Pomeranian named Khaleesi 🔸ask me anything else I'm an open book! (Starting the tagged book today!) 7y
Unphilosophize Your pupper so is presh!! 7y
erinreads I married my husband on our 10 year anniversary, too! We've been married for 4 years now. 👍🏻 7y
Christy2318 Colitis does suck!!! I've been fortunate to be in remission for a long time after Remicade & a gluten free diet but I really hated the must know where the bathroom is at all time and the steroids. Much sympathy! 7y
Lreads 6000 songs on your phone! I have about 2500 on mine. Not to mention audiobooks and podcasts. I need to have my music with me at all times! I don't care to stream music. 7y
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Jenni_Capps
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Oh. My. GAHHH!! So much for a little fluff. I can't read one more word from this book. You have several different characters and each one gets more and more dreadful. Whoever the author is made southern women look like a bunch of desperate red neck floozies. Seriously, a girl that is calmed by the cigarette smell in her hair?! A naive girl that dropped out of high school to marry her football boyfriend?! Just stop. 🤚🏻🙄😤

Purrfectpages Yea, I was disappointed in this one, too. 7y
Jenni_Capps @Purrfectpages I didn't make it to the second half of the book but too be sure, it COULDN'T have gotten much worse. 7y
Purrfectpages @Jenni_Capps you're probably better off bailing. 7y
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Debiw781 Calmed by the smell of cigarette smoke in her hair??? 😳😳😳 7y
Jenni_Capps @Debiw781 girl yesss!! I was like WTF?!? Ohhhh and the girl that dropped out of high school to marry her loser boyfriend, he proposed with the ring down his pants and while they were getting "frisky" she found it..... like who is this author?!! 7y
Megabooks Ugh!!!! 7y
Debiw781 @Jenni_Capps ugggghhhh!!! That's just awful!! 7y
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Monica5
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I gave this book a So-So, because though I did read it, it's not my usual genre. I got it from the local library as a Blind Date With A Book. They cover the book and just tell you a little bit about it. It's about 4 friends and their ups and downs thru a year.

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Purrfectpages
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Mehso-so

This was a quick, yet disappointing read. I didn't really connect with any of the ladies and the sprinkling of sex seemed out of place. It was fairly easy to predict all the women would deserve better and all the men should know better. I don't know. Somehow this book sent mixed signals. Was the author for female independence or rather for finding the right man in due time?

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Purrfectpages
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TGIR- Thank God I'm (Finally) Reading! Anyone else like to squeeze in some reading time before bed?

Literaryunicorn ✋️Me!!! 7y
Bambolina_81 I have to otherwise i can't sleep 😯 7y
rubyslippersreads Every night! 🌛 7y
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Purrfectpages I wish I didn't fall asleep while reading @rubyslippersreads @literaryunicorn @bamvolina_81. Summer can't come fast enough! 7y
[DELETED] 206653737 I pretty much read from the time I make it to the couch and then even a little once I make it into bed. 7y
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Purrfectpages
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Decided to go for lighter fare this time around. A good guilty pleasure book never hurt anybody. Anyone check this out yet? #theyoungwivesclub #juliepennell #goodreadschallenge #mayreads #guiltypleasurereading #chicklit

TheBookStacker I've been wanting to read this, but haven't heard anything of it! 7y
Purrfectpages @TheBookStacker I did a quick search on Litsy and saw some good reviews! 7y
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BooksTeasAndBookishThings
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Last, but DEFINITELY not least, I received such a lovely, thoughtful, and amazing package from Amanda with a copy of The Young Wives Club and a signed bookplate she received from the author just for us ❤️ I am so grateful for our new friendship and I admire the hell out of this woman. She works hard and she sets a wonderful example for her 3 Daughters as she chases and achieves her dream! Best #BookMail from a Dear friend 😊 Thank you!!! 😘

mrsamandahood There's not enough words to express how much I loved this caption! 🙈 (edited) 7y
mrsamandahood Ugh that terrible handwriting though! 😫😂 (edited) 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @mrsamandahood I mean every word ❤️ and don't worry, I have worse handwriting I promise! Lol I read somewhere that some people just think too fast to write beautifully. I am going to go with that 😉 7y
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mrsamandahood ???? I like that! I'm going to start saying that! Andrew always tells me I have "pretty" handwriting so he has me write important things but I think he just doesn't want to do it ? 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @mrsamandahood haha Blake always asks me, "What does this say???" 7y
mrsamandahood 😂😂😂 7y
wordslinger42 Is that a Luke's sticker?! I love Gilmore ❤ So fun that you guys exchange book mail! 😊 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @wordslinger42 it is a Luke's decal 😍 And it is so amazing to get bookmark from a great friend ❤️ 7y
mrsamandahood @wordslinger42 @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I got the decals from this amazing shop on Etsy! They even have an Al's Pancake World and Kim's Antiques decal! I have a bigger Luke's one on my car! ❤️😊 7y
mrsamandahood @wordslinger42 @BooksTeasAndBookishThings Yeah it's a blast exchanging bookmail! This is the first bookmail I've ever sent, it was so much fun! 😁 7y
wordslinger42 @mrsamandahood What's the shop's name? I would love to order some!! 😊 I've never sent any before, but it looks so fun! 7y
mrsamandahood @wordslinger42 ClutchGraphics! They're all really affordable! The shop owner is super nice. He'll even make the decal bigger if you want to, just message him. And he does custom ones. I had him make my Luke's decal bigger so it'd look better on my car and he also made a custom decal for me as a Christmas gift for my husband! 😊 7y
wordslinger42 @mrsamandahood Thanks! That sounds so awesome 😊 7y
mrsamandahood @wordslinger42 Of course! ❤️😊 7y
Purrfectpages I want to read this! 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Purrfectpages it sounds really good ❤️ 7y
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katelizabee
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A celebration of female friendship, it was also at times romantic, humorous, and poignant. Loved it! (Also, just discovered how to add stickers! 👍)

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Skeebies05
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Ugggh I just came across an article with someone else ( a woman) bashing YA and Women's fiction. I love my chick lit as much as my lit fiction.

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katelizabee
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so delighted to be reading this! a perfect book to curl up with on a lazy Saturday 😍

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KelleyDorsey
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I needed a wee bit of a lighter book after #behindhereyes and this is the perfect choice so far! And mimosas because........it's a mimosa. #dur