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SOME WOMEN GET ANGRY...THE SISTERHOOD GETS EVEN.
Meet the Sisterhood—seven very different women who found one another in their darkest days and formed an indelible friendship, strong enough to heal their pasts and bring laughter and joy back into their lives. In Myra Rutledge's beautiful Virginia home, amid hugs and fresh iced tea, shrimp fritters and shell-pinl tulips, the friends have gathered to embark on their second mission of sweet revenge for one of their own. Julia Webster's husband, a U.S. Senator, has used his wife's gracousness and elegance to advance his career even as he's abused her trust at every turn and left her dreams for the future in tatters. Now, on the eve of his greatest political victory, he's about to learn a serious lesson in payback. Because the senator crossed the wrong woman...and there are six more where she came from...
"Revenge is a dish best served with cloth napkins and floral centerpieces...fast paced...puts poetic justice first." —Publishers Weekly
FERN MICHAELS is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood series, Mr. and Miss Anonymous, Up Close and Personal, and dozens of other novels and novellas. There are over seventy million copies of her books in print. Fern Michaels has built and funded several large day-care centers in her hometown, and is apassionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across the country with special bulletproof vests. She shares her home in South Carolina with her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary Margaret.
With typical modesty, Michaels does not claim to be a great writer; however, she admits proudly to being a born storyteller. Her bulging bookshelf proves she is all over the map, producing with equal facility hot historicals, lighthearted contemporary capers, adrenaline-laced thrillers, and heartwarming tales of family and friendship. She is especially adept at writing stories about women who prevail in hard times – a reflection, perhaps, of her own struggles in her marriage and early career.
Raised to believe that the fortunate in life have an obligation to give back, Michaels devotes a lot of time to philanthropic concerns. She has established a foundation that grants four-year scholarships to needy students and has set up pre-schools and daycare centers for single mothers. She is also an avid animal lover and has been known to own as many as five dogs at a time.
In 1993, Michaels picked up stakes and moved from her home in New Jersey to a 300-year-old plantation house in Charleston, South Carolina. She and the dogs share the house amicably with a friendly ghost whom Fern has dubbed Mary Margaret. In addition to stopping clocks and moving pillows from room to room, Mary Margaret has been known to occasionally leave flowers on Michaels's nightstand!
Her first "sort of, kind of job" was in market research. Michaels recounts the gig's low-point in our interview: "I had a partner and we were testing a new pressurized drain cleaner. All you had to do was put this can in the drain, squeeze and supposedly the drain would open right up. It did, all right.
"The whole wall collapsed, and stuff that was in there for a hundred years flew everywhere. The lady didn't tell us the drain backed up to her kitchen drain and disposal. The company didn't care that we smelled like a sewer or that our clothes were ruined. The lady got a new bathroom, and we both got fired."
Michaels reveals some of her sources of inspiration: "Inspiration comes from everywhere. The title for Finders Keepers came from a cartoon with two chipmunks that my grandson was watching. I had a title but no story. I finally came up with one to fit that wonderful title.
"Names for characters sometime come from television. I had a character named Metaxis which is odd to begin with. There is a news anchor on T.V. who has that same last name. Sometimes it will just be a word someone says in passing, something I read or saw. There's no rhyme or reason to it. It's almost like, okay, I need something here, stay alert and it will happen."
Anonymous
Posted Tue Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2006
Payback by Fern Michaels Reviewer: Pamela Ackerson author Home of the Braves trilogy Eh, it was ok Nothing to rant and rave about. We have a group of female vigilantes, running around revenging wrongs that have been done to people. The last few chapters, basically the climax of the story was worth reading. Not a lot of explanations which left me wondering, often. Like who is Willie? A ghost named Barbara keeps talking about him. No clue as to who he is. Also, I finished reading the book and didn't realize I was done. I went back to finish the novel and poof. I was already done. I didn't even realize I finished the story. I know I saw 40 pages of previews for books already written but I didn't feel as if I finished with the one I was reading. Absolutely, no desire to read the previews. It just didn't do at all. At least not for me.
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Posted Fri Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2013
loved it and want to read the rest of the sisterhood series
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Posted Thu Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2013
Great story. In the beginnig I did catch one editorial error but the story was great and am already going to order the next one in this series.
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Posted Sun Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2012
I have always read Fern's books....I just didnt start to read her Sisterhood Series until 3 weeks ago.....there are 20 books in the series and i am on book # 19 cant put down the books. they are great!!!! The sisters are wonderful in what they do but the men in the their lives crack me up....i laugh so hard when Jack & Harry are together...then add Bert, Ted,& Joe its just great. I will really miss all of them when I am done with the series. Fern you cant stop !!! :)
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Posted Thu Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2012
This series is so entertaining; just can't put the books down. Would highly recommend.
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Posted Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2008
I very much enjoyed reading this book. I would highly recommend this book.
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Posted Sun Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2005
I'm loving the Sisterhood series. This one wasn't as good as Weekend Warriors but anything of Fern Michaels is good. Can't wait for the rest of this series
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Posted Tue Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2005
When the Sisterhood chooses to help Julia, the assistant DA gets in the way, but not for long. Myra, Charles and Nikki show that revenge is sweet if approached correctly. Taking care of business is the Sisterhood's goal, and that they do. From the first minute of this book to the last, you want more, more and more. A tribute to Fern Michael's and her incredible writing.
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Posted Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2014
I thought book two would be better than book one. I paid $5.50 plus tax for what turned out to be 140 pages of pitiful crap. The rest of the book was the author's bragging rights and talk of her other books. I am not buying any more of this 20 book set. The plot reads like a very undistingushed play. Act one was bad, act two, ( this book) was worse. It is completely off the wall unbelievable, poorly executed and not very well thought out. My recommendation is to skip this asanine, inane and stupidly written book. It is not worth the $ value for the lack of entertainment provided. If it was not an e-book, I would put it down Granny's outhouse hole, because it belongs in there with the rest of the crap. Chick lit. Micheals can and has done done much better than this very old and outdated series. Chick lit. Ages 18 and up.
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Posted Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2014
I was okay. I am still trying to decide if I want to continue the series.
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Posted Thu Feb 20 00:00:00 EST 2014
Another great book in this series, keep them coming!
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Posted Mon Feb 17 00:00:00 EST 2014
Oooohhh
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Posted Tue Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013
this series is great
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Posted Sat Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2006
Laural Merlington proffered an aces reading of 'Weekend Warriors,' the first novel in Fern Michaels's celebrated Sisterhood series. She delivers again with a robust, easy to listen to telling of what these seven dauntless women are up to now. Many will recall that the women are bonded not only by deep friendship but also by a desire to right wrongs. And, when this group gets together over sparkling iced tea and shrimp fritters, someone better look out. In 'Payback' that someone is Julia Webster's husband, a U.S. Senator. Turns out that the politico isn't all his press office says he is. Julia has suspected this for a bit, realizing that her partnership with him has advanced his career to the detriment of her own. But, now that she knows he's also a philanderer it's time for revenge. In her case revenge will be mighty sweet. The cast of characters becomes even more endearing with the second in Michaels's series, especially Charles, who is not only Myra's lover but also a gourmet cook, and Isabelle who is blessed with psychic powers. Justice has never been so entertainingly done - give a listen.
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Posted Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2014
The series is about helping each other make right what was done to them. Some of them are pretty graphic in what is done - however, moving beyond that, this is about life and what is really happening to people in our country, society, how things are covered up. So I say continue on Fern Michaels and know from the first book, to this second book I got excited for each one.
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Posted Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Keeps you ready & waiting on the next book.
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Posted Sun Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2014
It was a good read.if u like books on abuse u will love this book
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Overview
SOME WOMEN GET ANGRY...THE SISTERHOOD GETS EVEN.
Meet the Sisterhood—seven very different women who found one another in their darkest days and formed an indelible friendship, strong enough to heal their pasts and bring laughter and joy back into their lives. In Myra Rutledge's beautiful Virginia home, amid hugs and fresh iced tea, shrimp fritters and shell-pinl tulips, the friends have gathered to embark on their second mission of sweet revenge for one of their own. Julia ...