The Last of the Honkytonk Angels Lucy Hatch Bk 2, Marsha Moyer. (Hardcover 0060081635)

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The Last of the Honkytonk Angels - Lucy Hatch, Bk 2
Author: Marsha Moyer

From Marsha Moyer, the critically acclaimed author of The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch, comes a second novel as rich in atmosphere and heart, as brimming full of colorful, unforgettable small-town characters and incidents as her notable debut. — On a lazy June morning in Mooney -- a wooded patch of sparsely populated northeast Texas -- a sh... more »iny red Chrysler sedan pulls up to the home of Lucy Hatch and her live-in beau Ash Farrell, depositing a teenage girl on their doorstep before speeding away. For Ash, town carpenter and musician, the unheralded arrival of his daughter, Denise -- whom he hasn't seen in nearly eight years -- is a major life-altering shock. It's a surprise for Lucy as well, since she's had little reason till now to recall the fourteen-year-old's existence. And the unanticipated intrusion is certain to further complicate Lucy's increasingly complex relationship with Ash, now that she has discovered she is pregnant with his child.

Angry, rebellious, and uncertain -- having been unceremoniously dumped by her mother on the father she barely knows and the stranger who now shares his life -- Denny must somehow find a place where she belongs in a town far tinier than any that has imprisoned her before. But it's not until she picks up Ash's guitar -- and hears the songs that were born in her father's heart -- that Denny and Ash are drawn closer together by the common bond of music. In its haunting strains and true emotions lies hope -- that Denny can finally settle down, that she and Lucy can build a real friendship, that all of them can become, at last, that most rare and precious thing: a family.

But anything that happens in a place as small as Mooney has repercussions for every one of its residents. And when an ugly incident divides the community -- raising specters of suspicion, hatred, and intolerance -- the members of the growing Farrell-Hatch household will be deeply affected as well.

From its rollicking dance halls to its tree-shaded front porches, the world Marsha Moyer creates in The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels draws us inexorably in and makes us feel right at home. A glorious novel of love, family, and forgiveness, it is at once funny and poignant, startling and uplifting, richly imbued with the author's luminous prose and a vitality that reminds us all of how good it is to be alive.

ISBN-13: 9780060081638
ISBN-10: 0060081635
Publication Date: 6/1/2003
Pages: 368
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4.2 stars, based on 10 ratings

Publisher: William Morrow
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Meg M. (nicksmom) reviewed The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels (Lucy Hatch, Bk 2) on 5/2/2007 + 28 more book reviews

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I absolutely loved this book and its predecessor, "The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch." Read them both if you get a chance. They're emotionally intense stories of romantic love and family love - and loss - in a small town setting. The language varies from lyrical to gritty, but it's all beautifully descriptive.

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Connie A. (jazzysmom) - , reviewed The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels (Lucy Hatch, Bk 2) on 7/10/2011 + 907 more book reviews

If i didn't have so many books already i would not let this one go--it was that good. Ms.Moyer has a smooth talk that just flows like you are there with her having sweet tea on a hot Texas day. I have now ordered all of her books. This is the story of Lucy Hatch and an easy life that makes me want to go to Texas and live next door to her. I loved her Aunt Dove and her boyfriend Ash, and her boss Peggy, and a few others i will not mention else the story will be ruined. Lucy had lived a different life for 18 years and then her husband died, a few short months later, life became very interesting for Lucy and all of a sudden i was sucked into the pages and could not put the book down, it had me from the second page. I absolutely for sure on stars above, love this book--this is a fantastic author.

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Barb M. (GrammyNeenie) reviewed The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels (Lucy Hatch, Bk 2) on 4/12/2011 + 16 more book reviews

This was an excellent book......hated to see it end!!

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Ellen K. reviewed The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels (Lucy Hatch, Bk 2) on 9/6/2010

A story of forgiveness with a touch of humor and tenderness makes this a delight to read.

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