The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, but Could Have, and May Yet by Jill Conner Brown is not the first book she has written. But it is the first one she has labeled fiction. My guess is that she got so close to the truth that she had to label it fiction and even include in the title the clear message "we didn't do it!"The book is a mix of "Revenge of the Nerds" and southern-fried "Sex in the City". Four girls (and Geraldine) who are from the wrong side of the town and therefore not accepted in the "in" crowd, form their own club and have so much fun doing it that they form life-long friendships. These friendships are literally lifesavers as each of the group goes through her own personal crisis and is rescued or at least comforted by the other Queens.
I happened to listen to the book on the CD version which is read by the author Ms. Brown. I think that contributed greatly to my enjoyment as she really put herself into the story twice: when writing it and then when reading it.
The Sweet Potato Queens have a regular float in the Jackson, Mississippi annual St. Patrick's Day parade as well as hundreds of affiliates in the U. S. and around the world who participate in their own local parades and sometimes visit Jackson to give their support to the Boss Queen Jill Conner Brown.
The final act of this book includes recipes for dishes that Jill would like to serve at the "Rest In Peace" Restaurant she warns she'll open one of these days. There you'll eat all the good food that you usually have to wait for until someone dies and they hold a funeral. Even if you don't read her book, check out her web page at http://sweetpotatoqueens.com/ or check out one of her "non-fiction" books.
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