Down and Out in Bugtussle

The Mad Fat Road to Happiness

Stephanie McAfee

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Signet
02 July 2013

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

New York Times bestselling author Stephanie McAfee delivers another irreverent, laugh-out-loud page-turner about the (mis)adventures of plus-size spitfire Graciela ""Ace"" Jones.

With her fiance now her ex-fiance, Ace has hightailed it back to Bugtussle, Mississippi, and back to her Gramma Jones's house. Her best friends, Lilly and Chloe, are delighted she's back, but Ace still has some challenges ahead of her.

For one thing, her replacement as Bugtussle High School's art teacher, Cameron Becker, refuses to vacate the position. So Ace is stuck working as a substitute teacher while harboring fantasies of running Miss Becker out of town. On top of that, Lilly and Chloe are obsessed with setting her up on less-than-romantic blind dates-even though all she wants is a break from her pitiful love life.

To ease her troubled mind, Ace resolves to restore her grandmother's gardens to their former glory. But in the well-worn gardening book she's dug out of her grandmother's attic there are a series of suspicious notes that indicate her grandmother may have had a special someone in her past. Now, with her faithful chiweenie, Buster Loo, by her side, Ace is determined to get to the bottom of her grandmother's secret life, all the while hoping her own life isn't about to implode....

By: Stephanie McAfee
Imprint: Signet
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9780451239907
ISBN 10: 0451239903
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 02 July 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephanie McAfee was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and now lives in Milton, Florida, with her husband, young son, and chiweenie dog.

Reviews for Down and Out in Bugtussle: The Mad Fat Road to Happiness

-Southern-fried Janet Evanovich---Booklist -Ace Jones is my kind of girl.---Sophie Littlefield, Author of A Bad Day for Scandal -Ace Jones is a hoot!---Wendy Wax, Author of Ocean Beach -A wildcat Southern version of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum.---Library Journal