The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
An uplifting, inspiring and heartwarming story of the power of friendship
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'Absolutely, positively an incredible read!!!! I found myself laughing out loud, yet also feeling pain for the Supremes as they faced life's challenges... I am now a #1 fan!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Pull up a chair by the window table at Big Earl's diner and meet the Supremes: three women from Plainview, Indiana, who've been best friends since their high school days in the 1960s. Through life's ups and down the Supremes are always by each other's side...
There's Clarice, a pious wife and mother who is struggling with her husband's infidelity; Barbara Jean, who must confront the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and Odette, whose fearlessness has saved her friends many times, but who now faces a terrifying situation of her own.
Over iced tea and pecan pie, through forty years of marriage, children, happiness and the blues, the inseparable trio take on the world together.
Come join them as they share the juiciest gossip, the occasional tear, and the most uproarious laughter... at the same time, at the same table, at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat.
Readers are falling in love with the Supremes:
'I laughed, I cried... I loved every minute of it... I wonder what the Supremes are doing right now... Wonderful' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I LOVED this book... I couldn't get enough of it... It is a wonderful book that can take you, in one sitting, from laughing out loud (which Mama Dora, the tent revival, and wedding scene all do!) to sobbing (I'll save spoiler details here), back to laughing out loud again' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A warm, richly-woven book that is both moving and funny... I laughed and cried along with the central characters... there is a wedding scene that will make you cry with laughter... I love this novel for its quirky unfolding of life in a small American town... a quirky and utterly delightful read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I literally laughed out loud (and sniffed a few tears, I admit)... Read it and enjoy!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Funny, witty, heartfelt.... Touching, soothing, makes you believe in love and friendship, triggers a good laugh. A real tingling bubble bath for the soul!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book feels so REAL!... Everyone is so very realistically drawn. I just love this book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved this book. Every time I sat down to read, I slipped comfortably into the story and felt like I was an honorary Supreme... I truly did not want the story to end' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The indefatigable trio of Barbara Jean, Clarice, and Odette (known as "The Supremes" since high school) churns the small community of Plainview, Indiana into a Southern-fried tailspin this debut from Moore, a professional cellist. Each of the central characters brings unique challenges to the tables at Earl's diner: Odette battles cancer while her pothead mother communicates with famous ghosts; Clarice tries to salvage a crumbling marriage with her cheating husband; and beautiful Barbara Jean, who married for money, drinks to forget a youthful affair and her dead son. In a booth at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, a short walk from Calvary Baptist Church, these women lay bare their passions, shortfalls, and dramas. Complications from Odette's condition bring them together in melancholy, but it isn't long before secrets are revealed and the scramble to catch up on lost time begins. Despite meandering points-of-view and a surplus of exposition, Moore is a demonstrative storyteller and credits youthful eavesdropping for inspiring this multifaceted novel. Comparisons to The Help and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe are inevitable, but Moore's take on this rowdy troupe of outspoken, lovable women has its own distinctive pluck. Barney Karpfinger, the Karpfinger Agency.
