From Publishers Weekly
Folksy, slyly erotic and immensely entertaining, York's sequel to 2004's
The Piano Teacher revisits Swan's Knob, N.C., as returning heroine Wilma Swan takes charge of her granddaughter, Star, and Star's hustler father, Harper, rumbles into town in 1988—eight years after Wilma married the town's leading (and wealthiest) citizen, Roy. Wilma's daughter, Sarah, asks Wilma to watch Star while she travels to the Far East, and soon, smooth-talking Harper arrives and convinces Roy to allow him to use the family farm for a bluegrass festival. Wilma hardly has time to protest before her beloved husband has a near-fatal stroke and falls into a coma. Enter Delrina Kay, a fading country music star whose thirst for the wine from Roy's vineyard is nearly as well-developed as her bosom. Following Delrina's and Harper's wine-fueled late-night trip to the hospital, Roy comes out of his coma, sparking a dispute about who and what is responsible for Roy's recovery. Quixotic hijinks, quirky characters and affecting romance (both adolescent and geriatric) afford insights into the imbroglios of smalltown types searching for happiness.
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From Booklist
Wilma Swan is still trying to understand her husband Roy after eight years of marriage. This is her second marriage and his first, and lately Wilma is wondering about Roy's fidelity because they seem more like brother and sister than husband and wife. Then their staid household in Swan's Knob, North Carolina, is changed when Wilma's granddaughter Star, a high-school senior, comes to stay with them, and her father, Harper, visits. Wilma does not approve of Harper and his slacker lifestyle, while Roy enjoys his company. Life soon swerves out of control as Harper arranges for a bluegrass festival at Roy's farm that blossoms into a major event with media coverage, and Roy suffers a major stroke. This charming sequel to York's
Piano Teacher (2004)
lets fans revisit the small southern town and its memorable inhabitants and provides the reader with true insights into marriage, gender differences, and what is shared across generations.
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