12/14/20

Book of the Week (12/14/2020)

The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell'Antonia (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2020).

Lyme, NH author KJ Dell'Antonia has released her first novel about family, dreams and second chances.

"Three generations. Two chicken shacks. One recipe for disaster.

In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi's and Chicken Frannie's have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state--and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the Pogociellos, has lasted just as long. No one feels the impact more than thirty-five-year-old widow Amanda Moore, who grew up working for her mom at Mimi's before scandalously marrying Frank Pogociello and changing sides to work at Frannie's. Tired of being caught in the middle, Amanda sends an SOS to Food Wars, the reality TV restaurant competition that promises $100,000 to the winner. But in doing so, she launches both families out of the frying pan and directly into the fire. . .

The last thing Brooklyn-based organizational guru Mae Moore, Amanda's sister, wants is to go home to Kansas. But when her career implodes, helping the fading Mimi's look good on Food Wars becomes Mae's best chance to reclaim the limelight--even if doing so pits her against Amanda and Frannie's. Yet when family secrets become public knowledge, the sisters must choose: Will they fight with each other, or for their heritage?"--Publisher's blurb

Join KJ Dell'Antonia and Gibson's Bookstore virtually on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, at 7pm where she will be discussing her new book. 

Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/132306599601

The author is signing, personalizing, and mailing bookplates for book buyers, fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/CnJjJbhJGCzcYmj96

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