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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As a fan of Fannie Flagg, I enjoy this style writing for a nice change of pace and need for a easy heartwarming read. This beautiful checked those boxes. A most enjoyable read .
I loved this book! Great, well-developed characters who could have been people I grew up with. More from Susan Gregg Gilmore please!
Very interesting and Southern!
quick read, somewhat entertaining. beach book, perhaps!
I couldn’t put this book down.
This book is wonderful , it was a book recommended to me by my sister I called her and said why did you tell me to read this book it’s making me sad she said keep reading and it was so worth it
Really liked this book.
Fun, fun, fun!
This is a book and restlessness and contentment and how we make those situations for ourselves. It is also about accepting each other’s imperfections. It is an easy, entertaining read.
Fun read. Engaging characters.
Loved this book
So got into the characters
Surprises , sadness, happiness, life happens
Great characters and enjoyable story line. Really enjoyed reading it.
Fun book to read. Loved the story line and the characters.
I so enjoyed this book. Very thought provoking.
Good story with lots of funny and interesting characters. I felt sorry for the two young girls.
Really enjoyed this book. A great look into family.
Having been raised by Southern parents and attending a baptist church, I loved this book. Can’t wait for more by Susan Gregg Gilmore!
I really did like the book. It did get a bit preachy for my taste.
An easy read with an unpredictable ending!
Wonderful! Haven’t laughed this much in months. Still reading but I’m also taking my time and soaking up this story. This author is a talented treasure!