by Suzanne SuppleeSummary: Retta Jones is kind of a big deal in her small Tennessee home town. She's the girl with a big voice, who can sound like just about anyone--Dolly Parton, Faith Hill...you name it, she can sing it just like they do. When she graduates high school, and after a particularly irritating incident at her dead-end waitressing job, she decides try her luck in Nashville. With her grumpy aunt's beat up car, a cell phone courtesy of her best friend, some holey jeans, and her guitar, Retta learns the hard way what life is like on Music Row, and in the process learns how to be herself.
My thoughts: Supplee (also the author of Artichoke's Heart) is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Her female characters have such fresh, strong voices, and her story lines are realistic and believable. I don't get emotionally involved or invested in books as often as I wish. Supplee completely sucks me in.
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