"Welcome to Partonville, a circle-the-square town in the northern part of Southern Illinois, where families and friends find that sharing the highs and lows of life's wild rides with one another makes the highs more exhilarating and the lows more bearable. Some, like Maggie Malone, owner of La Feminique Hair Salon & Day Spa, can't wait to see the looks on everyone's faces when she displays what she's been up to at the latest hair conference in Chicago. Others, like the town's Dearest Dorothy, an eighty-seven year old former bandleader who marches her way right into the hearts of all Partonvillers (aside from Gladys), silently face difficult decisions - decisions that will change the town forever. But shaking things up is what Dorothy does best, so pull up a chair and get ready for fireworks, laughter, and we'll-get-through-it-all-with-faith friendships." - Provided by publisher

Young Adult

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