Sometimes you have to return to the place where you began, to arrive at the place where you belong.
It’s the early 1970s. The town of Ringgold, Georgia, has a population of 1,923, one traffic light, one Dairy Queen, and one Catherine Grace Cline. The daughter of Ringgold’s third-generation Baptist preacher, Catherine Grace is quick-witted, more than a little stubborn, and dying to escape her … escape her small-town life.
Every Saturday afternoon, she sits at the Dairy Queen, eating Dilly Bars and plotting her getaway to Atlanta. And when, with the help of a family friend, the dream becomes a reality, she immediately packs her bags, leaving her family and the boy she loves to claim the life she’s always imagined. But before things have even begun to get off the ground in Atlanta, tragedy brings Catherine Grace back home. As a series of extraordinary events alter her perspectiv — and sweeping changes come to Ringgold itself — Catherine Grace begins to wonder if her place in the world may actually be, against all odds, right where she began.
Intelligent, charming, and utterly readable, Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen marks the debut of a talented new literary voice.
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Wonderful book that took me back to growing up in a small town. Writing and characters are just delightful! I see the ebook is on sale today and a BookBub featured deal. Grab it now- you won’t be sorry!
A comment about the opinions we develop as children and attempt to build our lives upon as young adults only to come face to face with reality and realize the necessity to allow our ideas to mature, develop, and change in order to achieve our goals and make our lives meaningful.
A wonderfully funny book. If you are form the South there is so much of the book that you know is be true!
I bought this book for no other reason than that the title intrigued me. Once started, the story had me hooked. I couldn’t put it down.
Just a pleasant book to read to clear our covid readiness brains. Sometimes a simple story is what is needed.
Good read
Good southern story about a determined young woman who overcomes many odds to live her dream.
Loved this book!
Good book. Really good.
It’s the early 1970s. The town of Ringgold, Georgia, has one Catherine Grace Cline. The daughter of Ringgold’s third-generation Baptist preacher, Catherine Grace is quick-witted, more than a little stubborn, and dying to escape her small-town life.
With the help of a family friend, her dream becomes a reality. she immediately packs her bags, …
This wa a very fast read! Great for a car trip. Just a cute book!
Interesting light read that had me wondering til the end how it was going to end. I recommend it
A good read. She writes a lot like Fannie Flagg if you like her books.
This is a slice of life that rings true. There is a rich emotional narative that is theatre in print.. Original and wonderful characters that are flawed but touch us and make us turn the pages quickly to hear their tale. The very ending is a surprise and wonderfully unexpected. I will read more from this author!
Book kept attention, great plot enjoyed ,thanks
Like Fannie flagg only a little more somber in some spots.
I grew up about this same time. It was a great reminder of how things were back then. Family is important but so is branching out.
This was just a good, heart-warming read–a nice change for an avid “murder” reader.
I loved this book. I loved it in the same way I loved Kinsolver’s The Bean Trees and the early Anne Tyler books. I loved the characters, I loved the message.
Loved this unique book with its southern charm and great moral message.