Known for her humor and genuine Southern voice, Susannah B. Lewis brings readers the heartwarming story of a thirty-five-year-old woman mourning the recent losses of her marriage and her mother, who finds comfort in her mother's outspoken, charming, blue-haired group of friends.
For years, Rae Sutton's mother, Margie, Rae's Aunt Maxine, Mrs. Dora Kinney, and Ms. Fannie Richardson met on the third Thursday of each month. Rae's mother called it their "ministry." They alternated homes each meeting and drank coffee and ate dessert and discussed who to send flowers to in the hospital or who to take a meal. They read books and argued over their meanings. They prayed for their family and friends. They wrote out "Get Well Soon" cards or "Congratulations on Your Grandbaby" cards. For an hour each month, they laughed, gossiped, reminisced about days gone by, and solved all the problems in Whitten, Alabama.
When Rae's mother loses her battle with cancer, the eccentric older ladies invite Rae to attend the meetings. There she learns how to navigate life as a single mother without her own mother to guide her. These wry, witty women inspire her to follow her dreams and take leaps of faith. Along the way, Rae finds surprises: a potential new romance, her ex-husband hoping to make amends, and letters her mother left for her to read after her death that offer hope as she considers the unexpected love and hope in her future.
