Flowers For Elvis Review
I got this book for free, but would pay for this, it was very entertaining. Also, what an interesting idea for a book, making the narrator a dead baby in Limbo! Great story, kept me really liking the characters. The end got a little hazy with characters dying and coming back again, but I would highly recommend this!! (When I finished, I went back to the beginning to re-read it to understand the ending better.) Get this book!!
Flowers For Elvis Overview
Flowers For Elvis is quirky Southern fiction with a literary edge, surprising humor and an uplifting spirit. In 1956, Olivia and her twin sister are born to a nun an old auto parts store turned convent in rural Mississippi. Little Olivia doesn't survive the day, but her spunky spirit hangs around and takes on the role of ethereal watchdog over her twin. When the Reverend Mother-and holy guilt-convince the nun's sister (a young pregnant newlywed) to secretly raise the baby as the twin of her own soon-to-be-born child, Olivia realizes the urgency of her presence and support. Not only is her aunt a fanatical Elvis fan, she's a renegade Southern belle, bent on self-indulgence and desperate to safeguard her multitude of sins. Without revealing which girl is her twin until the end, Olivia takes the reader on a flower strewn tour of misguided love and maternal betrayal which culminates at Elvis' funeral, where they finally discover the truth of their parentage and unravel the generations of secrets that shadowed their lives.
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Customer Reviews
Great Read! - Kristy C. Rispoli - Orlando, FL
This book was wonderful. It took all of my strength to put it down! I laughed, I cried, I felt like I knew the characters and they were my friends. The ending was such a surprise. I am glad I picked it out of the blue. You will not be disappointed in this choice!
Fun book to read! - J. Lybarger - Houston, TX United States
I really enjoyed this book! It is very well written (despite some of the formatting issues, very minor, not at all distracting), descriptions are refreshing, I really hated to see it end. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a fresh, new point of view!
Great Read - -
I liked the characters and the story. Lots twists and turns in directions that surprised me at times. I was sorry to have it end.
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