Lauretta Hannon is a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered and Georgia Public Radio's Georgia Gazette, and has contributed to numerous newspapers. Winner of more than two hundred awards in marketing and promotions, she is the marketing director at Atlanta Technical College.
aI raced through this bookahorrified, laughing out loud, and
weeping by turns. I say, letas throw out all the self-help and
inspirational books in the country, and put up "The Cracker Queen"
displays instead! Hannon really made me think, and Iam going to
whup some ass, too.a aLee Smith, author of "The Last Girls" and "On
Agate Hill"
aWatch out, Paula Deen and Jill Conner Browne! Chock full of
unforgettable lines, "The Cracker Queen" delights again and again
as the intrepid Hannon turns her hardscrabble beginnings into a
major laugh fest that will leave her readers wanting more. Indeed,
they will fall in love a as I did a with Hannon's wit and gutsy
take on, well, everything.a
aRosemary Daniell, author of "Secrets of the Zona Rosa" and "Fatal
Flowers"
aThe heart, soul, and muscle of "The Cracker Queen" are in the
often poignant, often shocking (but always engaging) pieces of
Hannonas experiences. But there is more to it than that: thereas
also the promise of a remarkably gifted writer, one who understands
that she is a medium for her environment, and, for readers, that is
cause for great celebration.a
aTerry Kay, author of "To Dance with the White Dog" and "The Book
of Marie"
aHannonas stories move from country-hick hilarious to poignant and
touching.a
a"Savannah Morning News"
aLaurettaas hilarious depictions of Steel Magnolias everywhere
provide perfect proof that the best storytelleraand charactersain
the South are women.a
a "White County News"
aI raced through this bookahorrified, laughing out loud, and
weeping by turns. I say, letas throw out all the self-help and
inspirational books in the country, and put up "The Cracker Queen"
displays instead! Hannon really made me think, and Iam going to
whup some ass, too.a aLee Smith, author of "The Last Girls" and "On
Agate Hill"
aWatch out, Paula Deen and Jill Conner Browne! Chock full of
unforgettable lines, "The Cracker Queen" delights again and again
as the intrepid Hannon turns her hardscrabble beginnings into a
major laugh fest that will leave her readers wanting more. Indeed,
they will fall in love a as I did a with Hannon's wit and gutsy
take on, well, everything.a
aRosemary Daniell, author of "Secrets of the Zona Rosa" and "Fatal
Flowers"
aThe heart, soul, and muscle of "The Cracker Queen" are in the
often poignant, often shocking (but always engaging) pieces of
Hannonas experiences. But there is more to it than that: thereas
also the promise of a remarkably gifted writer, one who understands
that she is a medium for her environment, and, for readers, that is
cause for great celebration.a
aTerry Kay, author of "To Dance with the White Dog" and "The Book
of Marie"
aHannonas stories move from country-hick hilarious to poignant and
touching.a
a"Savannah Morning News"
aLaurettaas hilarious depictions of Steel Magnolias everywhere
provide perfect proof that the best storytelleraand charactersain
the South are women.a
a "White County News"
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