Picked by Brenda - June 16th 2015 Meeting
Mrs.
Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her
daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps traveling with her
husband, Earle. The only thing left to contend with is her mother, the
formidable Lenore Simmons Krackenberry. Lenore may be a lot of fun for other
people, but is, for the most part, an overbearing presence for her daughter. Then
one day, quite by accident, Sookie discovers a secret about her mother’s past
that knocks her for a loop and suddenly calls into question everything she ever
thought she knew about herself, her family, and her future.Sookie begins a search for answers that takes her to California, the Midwest, and back in time, to the 1940s, when an irrepressible woman named Fritzi takes on the job of running her family’s filling station. Soon truck drivers are changing their routes to fill up at the All-Girl Filling Station. Then, Fritzi sees an opportunity for an even more groundbreaking adventure. As Sookie learns about the adventures of the girls at the All-Girl Filling Station, she finds herself with new inspiration for her own life.
