The Secret to Southern Charm

Kristy Woodson Harvey

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781501158100
• eBook ISBN:
  9781501158117
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Women in Fiction
• Index: Literature

A 2018 Spring Okra Pick
USA TODAY Happy Ever After’s Best Women’s Fiction
Southern Living’s Most Anticipated Beach Reads of 2018
Deep South Magazine’s Summer Reading List
Raleigh News & Observer's “The Best Reads of Summer”
Charlotte Observer’s “Summer’s Best Books”
New York Live’s “Ashley’s A-List” Pick

Leaving fans “practically [begging] for a sequel” (Bookpage), critically acclaimed author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with the second novel in her beloved Peachtree Bluff series, featuring a trio of sisters and their mother who discover a truth that will change not only the way they see themselves, but also how they fit together as a family.

After finding out her military husband is missing in action, middle sister Sloane’s world crumbles as her worst nightmare comes true. She can barely climb out of bed, much less summon the strength to be the parent her children deserve.

Her mother, Ansley, provides a much-needed respite as she puts her personal life on hold to help Sloane and her grandchildren wade through their new grief-stricken lives. But between caring for her own aging mother, her daughters, and her grandchildren, Ansley’s private worry is that secrets from her past will come to light.

But when Sloane’s sisters, Caroline and Emerson, remind Sloane that no matter what, she promised her husband she would carry on for their young sons, Sloane finds the support and courage she needs to chase her biggest dreams—and face her deepest fears. Taking a cue from her middle daughter, Ansley takes her own leap of faith and realizes that, after all this time, she might finally be able to have it all.

Harvey’s signature warmth and wit make this a charming and poignant story of first loves, missed opportunities, and second chances and proves that she is "the next major voice in Southern fiction” (Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author).

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Chapter One: Home
• Chapter Two: Red Sky at Night
• Chapter Three: The Light
• Chapter Four: Transitional
• Chapter Five: Enlisted
• Chapter Six: An Excellent Start
• Chapter Seven: History
• Chapter Eight: Civilized
• Chapter Nine: All In
• Chapter Ten: Georgia
• Chapter Eleven: Real Living
• Chapter Twelve: The Natives
• Chapter Thirteen: Top of the Food Chain
• Chapter Fourteen: Scary Small Person
• Chapter Fifteen: The Brightness of the Stars
• Chapter Sixteen: Life
• Chapter Seventeen: War Zone
• Chapter Eighteen: Well-Behaved Women
• Chapter Nineteen: Mother’s Morning Out
• Chapter Twenty: Georgia Girl
• Chapter Twenty-One: More Sisters
• Chapter Twenty-Two: Gifts
• Chapter Twenty-Three: Love Connections
• Chapter Twenty-Four: Six Months
• Chapter Twenty-Five: True South
• Chapter Twenty-Six: Safe Passage
• Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Lifetime Movie Version
• Chapter Twenty-Eight: Prodigal Son
• Chapter Twenty-Nine: Lost
• Chapter Thirty: Eternity
• Chapter Thirty-One: Possibly Ever
• Chapter Thirty-Two: Safe Place
• Chapter Thirty-Three: Coming Home
• Chapter Thirty-Four: First Loves
• Chapter Thirty-Five: Moments
• Chapter Thirty-Six: Our Truth
• Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Meaning of Life
• Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Beauty of the Silence
• Acknowledgments
• Letter to Reader
• Reading Group Guide
• ‘The Southern Side of Paradise’ Teaser
• About the Author
• Copyright