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Sweet Hush
by Deborah Smith
Little Brown & Company (Hardcover)
March 2002
When the son of Georgia's First Lady of Apples elopes with the daughter of
the First Lady of the United States, pandemonium is not far behind.
Especially since each of the First Ladies are strong-minded, highly
intelligent, and very protective mothers. The interaction and dialogue
between these two women is worth the price of the book. But there is more
to this story... a whole lot more.
Hush McGillen was named after the Sweet Hush apple grown in the McGillen
family orchards, as were four of her ancestors dating back to 1865. The
McGillen family fortune had deteriorated by the time Hush's parents had
both died when she was sixteen, but Hush makes enough money by selling her
Sweet Hush apples at a roadside stand to take care of herself and her
five-year-old brother, Logan. A small scholarship and money from her apple
sales enables this "steel apple blossom" to get a college degree. Her one
soft spot was Davy Thackery, a charmer, a womanizer, and a ne'er do well,
but he was a hard worker, and he truly loved Hush. An unplanned pregnancy
forces a marriage, and from that day forward their relationship is doomed.
Their son, Davis, Jr., was blissfully unaware that his perfect parents led
separate lives; Hush building up her Apple Empire, and Davy with his stock
car racing and other activities. Davy died racing around the mountain when
his son was six, and all his dirty secrets died with him -- except one.
When Davis brings his new bride, Edwina "Eddie" Jacobs Thackery, home to
meet his mother he also brings the world and the Secret Service to her
doorstep. And eventually because of the newlyweds Nick Jakobek, a man
truly worthy of Hush, will come to Sweet Hush Hollow to protect what is
his.
The dynamic Deborah Smith has truly outdone herself with this wonderful
book. SWEET HUSH is a very moving and sensitive story that is sure to be
touted as one of the best books of the year. The pace never slows, and I
was either laughing or crying as I quickly turned each page. Nobody can
create strong, interesting and intelligent female lead characters the way
Ms. Smith does, and then she finds them their perfect soul mate. This
truly is an excellent book!.
Betty Cox - gatex@aols.com
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