The Fixer Upper: A Novel [Paperback]

“Entirely satisfying, an expert balance of warmth and compassion, terrific supporting characters, a little steamy sex, and just enough suspense to keep you from guessing how it will all go down.   —Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A sassy, sexy, sometimes poignant look at small town Southern life, as onlyNew York Timesbestseller Mary Kay Andrews can tell it,The Fixer Upperis a must-read for fans of Fannie Flagg, Sophie Kinsella, the Ya-Yas, and the Sweet Potato Queens, and for every reader obsessed with decorating and home repair. It is a truly delectable story of a woman whose professional fall from grace lands her back in a hometown she never knew, amongst a gothic Southern family she’s never met, and saddled with a task she could never have imagined.

After her boss is caught in a political scandal, fledgling Washington lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left broke, unemployed, and homeless. Out of options, she reluctantly accepts her father's offer to help turn Birdsong—the fading Victorian mansion he recently inherited in Guthrie, Georgia—into a real estate cash cow. But Birdsong turns out to be a moldering Pepto-Bismol-pink dump with duct-taped windows, a driveway full of junk, and a grumpy distant relation who's claiming squatter's rights. Stuck in a tiny town where everyone seems to know her business, Dempsey grits her teeth and rolls up her sleeves, and begins her journey back to the last place she ever expected: home.

A summer read thats guaranteed to satisfy your thirst for Southern fiction at its best.Entertaining....Delightful.Andrews serves up a tempting and satisfying dish.This authentic tale of cleaning up lifes messes and self-discovery is bright, engaging and thoughtful, enlivened by Andrewss quirky characters and lovely backwoods setting.Entirely satisfying, an expert balance of warmth and compassion, terrific supporting characters, a little steamlc