The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry

The Sweet Taste of Muscadines 

Publication Date: March 16, 2021

The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry is a very enjoyable read about a family in the south being forced to come together after the death of their mother. Three siblings must come together and try to reconcile their mother's estate, but in doing so they uncover a secret that will completely change the way they feel about their mother, father and themselves as a family unit. 

The setting of The Sweet Taste of Muscadines is a small town in Georgia. Lila, Henry and Abigail are the siblings that must come together to bury their mother. They find out after her death that she doesn't wish to have a burial or memorial service which comes as a complete shock to this small Georgia town. In order to appease their mother's traditional southern friends they decide to throw a memorial party in her honor to come together and remember their mother and her friends. In true southern fashion their is food, food and more food, also in true southern fashion it turns into a dramatic disaster.

I loved this book! I loved Pamela Terry's description of a small town in the south when an unfortuante event, such as a death, happens. I am a lifelong southener myself and I could relate so much to how she described everyones' mentality from the older seniors down to children, it was so much like being home. True to southern fashion we all have our differences but in time of crisis we all come together to help each other. The same holds true in The Sweet Taste of Muscadines. Folks put aside their differences and come together for support. This book in a way reminded me of Steel Magnolias. There were so many different personalities in the story and Pamela Terry did an excellent job in describing and honoring each one. 

I highly recommend this book, it was a wonderful read with all the emotions. I cannot wait to read more from this author. I can definitely see this book being added to my comfort reads collection. 

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for an advanced copy for an honest review. 

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