Lemon City

by Elaine Meryl Brown

Book Overview

In this wry fiction debut, Elaine Meryl Brown plunges lucky readers into a gripping narrative of small-town hijinks and big-time hearts. Rule Number One: Never marry an Outsider. If you do, the boll... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812970330
• ISBN13: 9780812970333
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Lemon City - A Wonderful Escape

Lemon City was the delightful morning sun, the late afternoon sip of tea, the comfy slippers at the end of a rough day!!! What a delightful story, every time I picked up the Lemon City, I was transformed to another place and time...... and that is exactly what I expect from a wonderful story. I'm planning to recommend this book to my book club. Can't wait for Ms. Brown's next book.

My new favorite family.....

Lemon City was captivating and amusing. Elaine Brown is such a descriptive writer, I felt like the Dunlaps were old friends. Their personalities were so well described, it was as if I "knew" them from page one. Nana was my favorite character because she was so warm and loving. She and Granddaddy were amazing parents and it was nice to read about such a close knit, loving family. Every chapter was the perfect length with the right amount of action happening. There was nothing confusing about the storyline and nothing left out. Everything just made sense. The wit, character and warmth of the Dunlap family felt really good to read about. This was the perfect murder mystery novel. The first page took me into a time and place of history (that I didn't really know so much about) and kept me immersed there the entire time. When I finished the book (and remembered my own surroundings) I wanted to crawl back into the safe-haven of Lemon City and be a part of the loving Dunlap Family! This was an absolutely fabulous book and I recommend it to anyone in need of a "feel good" read.

Gripping !!!! My emotions went on a ride !!!!!

This was truly enjoyable reading for me..Ms. Browns distinctly descriptive style of writing took me right back to the "seventies"....All of the characters come to life as you KNOW them in this fast paced, CAN'T PUT IT DOWN... read.I can't wait for her next novel!!!!!!

I loved Lemon City

I just completed Lemon City last night and it was one of the most enjoyable reads in a long time. It was a real page turner. The author structures the book in such a clever way that you really can't wait to see how it ends. I loved the vivid characters and the whole concept of the town of Lemon City. It will really sweep you away. I loved the writing style (especially all those fun similes) and really found the main character Faye to be one of the most interesting I've ever seen on the page. This would make a great movie too.

A REFRESHING CREATION!

Elaine M. Brown does an excellent job in creating a world that is so vivid and true to life that one wants to visit. Her characters are people that we all know yet want to get to know better. This novel is the perfect blend of family, love, humor and mystery, which teaches some important life lessons as we are taken on a journey for the truth. Showing us how difficult it is to do the right thing for self when someone has such a loving family and a tight knit community with its own rules. This is a great read. I highly recommend it. Can't wait to read the next book to see how the Dunlap family is getting along.