Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle

"We've been screwed blued & tattooed," quips Hilly Pruitt at hearing the news of the closing of Cherished Lady, the local lingerie factory. Hilly, along with many other women in Florabama, have been relying on the factory for their livelihood for years. As Hilly always says; "Life is like a dog sled: If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes." The same day the plant closes, Bonnie Duke Cullman begins her drive through a Gulf Coast storm to the first real job of her life. Her country-club-and-charity-committee existence has come to an end as abruptly as her marriage. In short, she too has been downsized. But luckily for Bonnie, she does have a job to go to: She's been hired to run a "Displaced Homemakers Program" for a podunk community college where the ex-bra seamstresses of Cherished Lady await her wisdom. In an unlikely alliance, Bonnie & the Florabama women join together in a midlife survival course where the events of a single year forever alter the way they see the world & their places in it. Despite their very different lineages, they find common ground in the longings & dreams we all share: for community, identity, security, & for love.Battle, Lois is the author of 'Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle' with ISBN 9780670894697 and ISBN 0670894699.