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After a political scandal leaves her jobless and close to bankruptcy, Dempsey Jo Killebrew takes a job the only one offered: renovating her late father’s crumbling Victorian estate, Birdsong, in Guthrie, Georgia. What begins as a reluctant, money‑making gig turns into a heartfelt reunion with family and a new community, all while FBI agents investigate her former boss and a feisty, squatter‑claiming aunt stands in the way. Dempsey’s journey blends humor, heart, and the challenges of restoring a home as she rediscovers what home truly means.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Mary Kay Andrews
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