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In this sequel to Amy Hill Hearth’s “funny and charming” (Publishers Weekly) debut novel, Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women’s Literary Society, the eponymous book club reunites one year later, in the late summer of 1964.Their mission: to fight a large development along the tidal river where member Robbie-Lee grew up and where his mother, Dolores Simpson, a former stripper turned alligator hunter, still lives in a fishing shack. The developer is Darryl Norwood, ex-husband of narrator Dora Witherspoon, who returns to Collier County to assist in the battle. An old land deed, the discovery that one of the key characters has been using a false name, and a dramatic court hearing are just a few of the highlights. Not to mention the reappearance of the Ghost of Seminole Joe. Just as Hearth’s debut explored the ways we can find a sense of belonging in other people, her latest novel shows how closely tied each of us is to our sense of home—and the conflicts that can arise when our idea of that home becomes threatened. For Darryl, the river is a place ripe for development. For Dora, who’s known as the Turtle Lady because she rescues Everglades “snappers,” it’s a place that belongs to the critters. And for Dolores, former stripper, it’s a place to hide from the world…
Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County: A Novel, by Amy Hill Hearth - Amazon Sales Rank: #549529 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-09-08
- Released on: 2015-09-08
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Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County: A Novel, by Amy Hill Hearth Review Amy Hill Hearth's delightful first novel, Miss Dreamville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society is a rollicking, provocative tale about how reading and meeting others who are different can be the most subversive of acts.--Ruth Pennebaker "author of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough ""Amy Hill Hearth honors and humanizes people and their wonderful diversities, [and] astutely weaves pertinent, factual histories into her debut novel. What a laudable book!"--Camille O. Cosby "on MISS DREAMSVILLE ""Segregation, feminism, gays coming out, interracial dating, it's all in there, written as it happened in small towns everywhere. And wisdom; you could learn a lot about life from reading this book. Most of all, be daring, be friends, be true to yourself. By the end, I cried and I must say, I wouldn't mind hearing more about each of the richly painted characters."--Patricia Harman "author of The Midwife of Hope River on MISS DREAMSVILLE "Miss Dreamsville's cast of characters includes a postmistress, a librarian, a convicted murderer, a northern transplant, a lone African-American girl, and an even lonelier gay man, among others. Set in Naples in the early 1960s, its local color and plot will surprise Florida natives and visitors alike.--Enid Shomer "author of The Twelve Rooms of the Nile on MISS DREAMSVILLE ""In the mid-1960s, change comes slowly to Naples, Florida -- a small, Gulf Coast town on the edge of the Everglades. "Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County" is Amy Hill Hearth's latest episode about a book club composed of Naples' dreamers and misfits who see a better future but want to hold on to their slower, small-town way of life. "Miss Dreamsville" is an antic and heartfelt romp through family secrets and land developers' schemes, funny and warmhearted and a pleasure to read." --Ruth Pennebaker "author of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ""They're back! Dora Witherspoon, Miss Dreamsville, and the gang. So rejoice--Amy Hill Hearth his written another beauty aimed right at your funny bone and your heart." --Peter Golden "author of Comeback Love ""Amy Hill Hearth delivers another bighearted story filled with small town flair. Lovers of quirky Southern characters will want to move to Collier County and settle in for this delightful ride!"--Lisa Wingate "national bestselling author of THE SEA KEEPER'S DAUGHTER ""The memorable members of the the Collier County Women's Literary Society are back together again in Amy Hill Hearth's warm and satisfying sequel. Facing new challenges in rural Florida, 1964, these friends continue to help each other, and their community, as development threatens their natural world and family secrets are confronted."--Mollie Hoben, Founding Publisher, Minnesota Women's PressWith this follow-up novel about the colorful women of Collier County, Florida, Amy Hill Hearth has proven herself to be one of the most talented fiction writers on shelves today. Her characters are developed with such authenticity, readers are reluctant to leave the page, and her sensory details pull us straight from reality into the lush swamp lands and southern communities that never fail to thrill us. Bravo for yet another masterpiece by Hearth, whose works are about as close to perfection as any I've ever read.Funny. Charming. Inspiring. And downright delightful. This is a story that's sure to please.--Julie Cantrell, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of INTO THE FREE, WHEN MOUNTAINS MOVE, and THE FEATHERED BONE"With this follow-up novel about the colorful women of Collier County, Florida, Amy Hill Hearth has proven herself to be one of the most talented fiction writers on shelves today. Her characters are developed with such authenticity, readers are reluctant to leave the page, and her sensory details pull us straight from reality into the lush swamp lands and southern communities that never fail to thrill us. Bravo for yet another masterpiece by Hearth, whose works are about as close to perfection as any I've ever read.Funny. Charming. Inspiring. And downright delightful. This is a story that's sure to please."--Julie Cantrell, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of INTO THE FREE, WHEN MOUNTAINS MOVE, and THE FEATHERED BONE
About the Author Amy Hill Hearth is the author of "Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women s Literary Society", " "in addition to author or coauthor of seven nonfiction books, including "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years", the "New York Times "bestseller-turned-Broadway-play. Hearth, a former writer for The New York Times", began her career as a reporter at a small daily newspaper in Florida, where she met her future husband, Blair (a Collier County native). She is a graduate of the University of Tampa.
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Dolores Simpson was a woman with a past. Now, depending on your age and where you’re from, you might interpret that in a number of ways. Let me assure you, however, that in the southern part of the United States of America, in a certain era, this could mean only one thing: man trouble. This affliction spares few women. Even maiden ladies and great aunties—the ones who smile and nod on the porch, contentedly snappin’ peas—have stories of youthful turmoil and shattered dreams. Dolores Simpson, unfortunately, had what my mama used to call serious man trouble. After leading a questionable life in Tampa, Dolores came back home one summer day in 1939 with all her worldly goods in a satchel under one arm and a brand-new baby boy in the other. Yes, indeed. Serious man trouble. Home, for Dolores, was one hundred and twenty miles south of Tampa in God’s forgotten paradise, Collier County, which is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the edge of the Great Everglades Swamp on the other. In those days, Radio Havana in Cuba was the only station that could be heard on the wireless and alligators outnumbered people by at least ten thousand to one. Dolores’s destination was an abandoned fishing shack that once belonged to her grandfather. The shack sat on stilts on a tidal river which was so wild and forbidding that no one with an ounce of sense would try to live there. Still, it was all Dolores knew. She had failed at city life. She had failed at pretty much everything. The river was a place where she could protect her secrets and nurse her frustration with the world. And there she stayed, alone except for the son she raised, for twenty-five years. • • • I, TOO, HAILED FROM COLLIER County, but instead of the river or swamps I was raised nearby in Naples, an itty-bitty town with a sandy strip of beach on the Gulf. I barely knew Dolores Simpson. She was, shall we say, reclusive to an extreme. My only knowledge of her was that she had once been a stripper but now hunted alligators for a living. If she had been a man she would have been admired as a fearless frontiersman. I wouldn’t have known even this much, nor would I have met her, if not for her son, Robbie-Lee. In the late summer of 1962, he and I became friends when we joined a new book club called the Collier County Women’s Literary Society. To its members, the club provided a sanctuary of sorts. Each of us was a misfit or outcast in town—in my case, because I had come back home after a divorce—but in the book club we discovered a place to belong. It is one of the ironies of life that being part of a group can, in turn, lead you to find strength and independence as an individual. That’s exactly what happened to Robbie-Lee and me. After a year in the book club, we decided it was time to follow our dreams. For Robbie-Lee, who loved the theater, the only place on his mind was New York City. He spoke endlessly of Broadway and was determined to get a job there, even if it meant sweeping sidewalks. Dolores, whose maternal instincts kicked in with a mighty roar at the idea of him leaving Collier County, objected to his planned departure, but lost the battle. Robbie-Lee caught a northbound bus on a steamy August morning in 1963. At the same time Robbie-Lee went north I set off for Mississippi. I was hoping to learn more about my mother, who was born and raised in Jackson. Mama had died without telling me certain things. She never talked about her family, or how she met Daddy, or when and where they got married. All I know is they got hitched at a Methodist church because Mama insisted on having a bona fide preacher conduct the ceremony. They left Mississippi and came to Florida because Naples was Daddy’s hometown. What I hoped to find was kinfolk. An aunt or uncle, perhaps. Or maybe a cousin. Since I was a small child, Mama and I had been on our own. It’s painful to say, but Daddy up and left us. At least I hoped to find out why my name is Eudora Welty Witherspoon—“Dora” for short. I could only guess that Eudora Welty, the famed Mississippi writer, had been a friend of Mama’s when she was growing up. As I said, Mama never told me certain things. I figured I’d go to Jackson for a few weeks or at most several months, but before I knew it I’d been away from Florida for a year. I had made more progress finding out about Mama and her people than I ever could have imagined. All I needed was a little more time to wrap things up and settle them properly. I had a job shelving books at the Jackson Library and I rented a small room in the home of a widow named Mrs. Sheba Conroy. I planned on giving proper notice—I didn’t want to leave anyone in the lurch—then head home to Naples. And then the telegram came.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Miss Dreamsville and the Lost Heiress of Collier County By Marablaise This is the sequel to Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society which I haven't read (yet), but you need not read the first book to enjoy this one.The book starts of with Dora Witherspoon getting a telegram from Dolores Simpson that Dora's ex-husband Darryl Norwood is back in the town and is planning a big development along the tidal river. She wants Dora to stop him and Dora and the rest of Collier County Women's Literary Society; Jackie Hart, Mrs. Bailey White and Plain Jane getter their forces to find a way to stop the development.Charming! Thar is the word I would use to describe this book. I'm just so bloody fond of books/movies that takes place in the 60s in America (especially in a little town where everyone knows everyone). I mean there is lot going on, it's not a perfect little sweet story, Amy Hill Hearth never lets you forget that that there is still very much racism against the black that the civil right moments have not really had a big effect in the little towns in the south. Hell, there is a lot of racism against the Yankees as well. Jackie Hart and her family is from Boston, and they talk different and do things different there and it's not easy coming from Boston to Collier County (I seriously need to read the first book where Jackie arrives in Collier County).But I'm still charmed by the book and the story. Yes, it was not a big surprising story with many twists, but I still enjoyed the book very much. The part where Dolores Simpson revealing her real name and everything that comes with that is probably my favorite part, and, Dora telling the book club about what she learned in Jackson about her mother was a sweet part and led to the wonderful revelation at the ending (that I guessed, but never mind that).I was charmed by the characters and by the stories. And, if you also find these kinds of books charming, then I think you should read it.I received this copy from the publisher through Edelweiss in return for an honest review! Thank you!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Miss Dreamsville Returns! By Author Demiere Lee Before I begin this review, I'd like to extend a warm and gracious thank you to the author, Amy Hill Hearth and her publisher, Simon & Schuster, for providing me with an ARC of this incredibly, well-written novel in exchange for a lengthy, honest, well-written, thought provoking review. As promised Amy here's the review below....My Review:OMG!!! In the sequel to the mediocre Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society (see my review here:[...] , Amy Hill Hearth has delivered all aspects of what it takes to make a great novel: unforgettable characters, punchy dialogue, extraordinary prose exuding an already well-written novel, humor, and surprises at every turn where you least expect it! In "Miss Dreamsville & The Lost Heiress of Collier County", readers are re-introduced to the clan: Dora, whom once again narrates the story and has now relocated to Mississippi to get answers on the mysterious circumstances surrounding her birth and her namesake, Eudora Welty; Robbie Lee has made his way to New York only to be apart of a clean up crew at a Broadway theater; Priscilla is a successful college student at Bethune-Cookman and makes rare appearances at home to check on her sixteen month old daughter, Dream; Plain Jane, Jackie, and Mrs. Bailey White are all taking parts in raising Dream and have pretty much stayed the same. The only difference, a BIG difference mind you, is the plot revolves around Robbie Lee's mother, Delores (known as Bunny Ann McIntyre at birth)and Dora's ex-husband, Darryl, who is planning on ridding Naples of the swamp, home to so many of Naples' oddball residents (including Delores') to build a suburban development by the name of Dreamsville Estates.I fell in love with Dora and Delores in this novel because the lesson I learned from the book is: "One man's trash is another's treasure" and even though that's usually in reference to relationships, I can see how the saying would apply here. We meet Delores whom is much more affectionate and has much more of a past in this novel than before. And yet it's her indomitable strength, keen wit, formidable character, and her wisdom that helps us understand why Naples is her freedom, is her liberty, the only place where she can be one with the....Alligators? Never your mind, I'm just pulling your tail. Hearth has certainly improved her writing skills since the first novel and has made me reconsider my rating of the prequel because that's exactly how great this one was! I suppose my only criticism would be that Priscilla was rarely mentioned in this novel as well and made a brief appearance in it and that I was disappointed to not know if there'll be a third installment in the series.I don't know any other way to expand on this review without giving away major details and subplots two days before it's release! So I'll just say if you didn't like the last novel, Hearth has certainly redeemed herself in this subsequent effort, and if you did like it, this is just a continuation of what you already admire about Hearth and both books, this one especially, are held in high regard on my ever growing shelf.Final star rating: 5!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Funny, charming and thoughful By Shelleyrae Miss Dreamsville and The Lost Heiress of Collier County is a sequel to Amy Hill Hearth's debut novel, Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society.Picking up a year after the events of the first book, Dora Witherspoon is called back to Collier County by an urgent telegram from Delores Simpson who asks for Dora's help in stopping her ex husband from building a development over the 'glades. Dora isn't entirely sure how Delores expects her to do so but with the support of her friends, she is determined to at least try.I enjoyed reuniting with the members of the Collier County Women's Literary Society, Jackie 'Miss Dreamsville' Hart, Plain Jane, murderess Mrs Bailey White, Robbie-Lee and his alligator hunter mother, Delores nee Bunny-Anne McIntyre, and Priscilla, along with her precious new baby, Dream. Dora has been absent for a year, searching for information about her late mother's family in Mississippi but she is welcomed back with open arms, and the group is all too happy to join Dora's cause to save Delores's home.With it's charming southern accent and lighthearted wit, you might be fooled into thinking this novel is nothing more than light entertainment, but it includes an important message about environmental protection, and again touches on the intolerance, racism and sexism that typified the far south in the early sixties.The plot is entertaining as Jackie stirs up trouble in the local newspaper, provoking the ghost of Seminole Joe and the ire of the town's investors. Dora is also struggling with the secrets she learned in Jackson about her family, unaware that she will find the surprising answers to her remaining questions in Collier County.Funny, charming and yet thoughtful, Miss Dreamsville and The Lost Heiress of Collier County could be read as a stand alone but I would recommend that Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society be read first.
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