When Renoir Loved Thomas Jefferson

By the time Renoir "Rennie" Chandler married Thomas Jefferson Culpeper, she had their life completely mapped out. Together, they raised a lovely daughter, Dante, who was attending William and Mary and about to go pre-med. They lived in the shadows of the glorious Smokey Mountains and enjoyed their prosperity and good standing in the community. They had the relationship most folks only dream of. All was running like clockwork. Until, that is, Dante makes an unexpected disclosure that will interrupt her schooling and just when Rennie is coming to grips with that little project, the sheriff comes to the door to inform her that Thomas Jefferson, a beloved pillar in the community, has been arrested for stealing lingerie from Saxon's Fine Department Store. Add to this the agonizingly untimely onset of menopause and Rennie's life gets thrown for a loop. With the support of a colorful cast of characters, including Sarah Jean, their housekeeper and the quintessential voice of sanity, an inept banker, a high-strung decorator and the town blabbermouth, Rennie manages to muddle through the trials and tribulations of life with grace and dignity . . . well, most of the time, anyhow. In the tradition of Steel Magnolias, this is a book that will make you laugh, cry, and find the time to turn just one more page.