As usual, the sisters rarely see eye to eye, and there are plenty of opinions to go around. Restless Juts cant shake her longing for a baby, while holier-than-thou Louise is fit to be tied over her teenage daughters headlong rush toward scandal.
Suddenly they are joint owners of The Curl n Twirl beauty salon, where discriminating ladies meet to be primped, permed, and pampered while dishing the towns latest dirt.As Juts and Louise become Runnymedes most unlikely new career women, each faces her share of obstacles.
To pay the debt, the sisters choose a surprisingly new direction. Now, in the fateful year of 1941, with America headed for war, the sisters are inching toward forty.and Juts is unwise enough to mention that unspeakable reality to her sister.The result is a huge brawl that litters Cadwalders soda fountain with four hundred dollars worth of broken glass. We are life."In the picturesque town of Runnymede, everyone knows everyone elses business, and the madcap antics of the battling Hunsenmeir sisters, Julia (Juts) and Louise, have kept the whole town agog ever since they were children. InLoose Lips, Rita Mae Brown revisits Runnymede and the beloved characters introduced inSix of One and Bingo, serving up an exuberant portrayal of small-town sins and Southern mores, set against a backdrop of homefront life during World War II."Im afraid life is passing me by," Louise told her sister."No, its not," Juts said. If you crossed Mitford, North Carolina, with Peyton Place, you might come up with Runnymede, Maryland, the most beguiling of Southern towns. The sequel to Six of One and Bingo continues the adventures of sisters Julia Juts and Louise Wheezie Hunsenmeir, as they patrol the night skies for the Civil Defense and preside over gossip at the local beauty salon, in a story of rivalry, identity, and family set against the backdrop of the World War II homefront. Sisters Julia Juts and Louise Wheezie Hunsenmeir patrol the night skies for Civil Defense and preside over gossip at the local beauty salon, in a story of rivalry, identity, and family set against the backdrop of the World War II homefront.
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