The Kudzu Queen Herman Mimi
The Kudzu Queen Herman Mimi "Funny, sad, and tender... So when James T. Mimi Herman has written a novel that possesses a true and hard won understanding of the South." --David Sedaris, author of…
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The Kudzu Queen Herman Mimi
"Funny, sad, and tender... So when James T. Mimi Herman has written a novel that possesses a true and hard won understanding of the South." --David Sedaris, author of Happy-Go-LuckyFifteen-year-old Mattie Lee Watson dreams of men, not boys.
Cullowee is determined to sell the entire county on the future of kudzu, and organizes a kudzu festival, complete with a beauty pageant. Cullowee, the Kudzu King, arrives in Cooper County, North Carolina in 1941 to spread the gospel of kudzu--claiming that it will improve the soil, feed cattle at almost no cost, even cure headaches--Mattie is ready. Mr. Mattie is determined to be crowned Kudzu Queen and capture the attentions of the Kudzu King.
As she learns more about Cullowee, however, she discovers that he, like the kudzu he promotes, has a dark and predatory side. When she finds she is not the only one