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Meet the Gabriel family: LaDonna, an entrepreneur of prodigious creativity, has been sentenced to a term in the Shakopee Women's Detention Center, that is extended when she puts a hex on the judge. Undaunted, she creates a line of cosmetic products from her cell.Marcus, LaDonna's significant other, spends his days pining for LaDonna, teaching his classes at Hawthorne Elementary School, and hanging out with Ali, their teen-age son.Verda, Marcus's mother, seizes the opportunity to find someone suitable to replace LaDonna. She sets about hiring a maid to infiltrate the household and capture Marcus's affections.During this trying time one woman - Dr. Ione Wilson Simpson, a teacher at Mid North Bible College - remains loyal to LaDonna.Ali, and the other teen-agers in the book, view all the machinations from a safe distance, with typical teen-age aplomb.Haynes deftly portrays his characters using dialogue that is scrupulously faithful to each of them. He escorts the reader on a tour of a community bursting with memorable people who hold remarkable points of view. Haynes carries this off with ease, while revealing the humor of close relationships.
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