"A delightful trip back in time"

When you're a thirteen year old girl, life is tough in the best of times. But when your world is turned upside down on nearly a daily basis, then its really hard. Layla Jay is experiencing life's good times and bad as she grows up in rural Mississippi in the early 1960s. She and her mama live with her mother's parents, where Layla learns to love Jesus means acceptance, and when you got the blues, nothing cures them better than a hot fudge sundae. Layla's mother is a dissatified women who is looking for the right man to set her world straight. Unfortunately, she chooses Mr. Wrong, and the consequences of that choice will affect everyone in the family. Bev Marshall portrays the life of a young Southern girl to a T in her latest novel, "Hot Fudge Sundae Blues." You can almost feel the humidity in the air, and smell the sweet magnolia blossoms as you turn the pages of this entralling story.

Reviewed by Sharon Galligar Chance
Posted September 13, 2005