Sweet Tea Tuesdays

By: Ashley Farley

Narrated by: Linda Henning

Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's Summary

Three best friends met every Tuesday for 26 years. And then they stopped.

From the author of the best-selling Sweeney Sisters series comes a novel of friendship, family, and hope.

When new next-door neighbors Georgia, Midge, and Lula first assembled on Georgia's porch in Charleston for sweet tea, they couldn't have known their gathering was the beginning of a treasured tradition. For 26 years they have met on Tuesdays at four o'clock, watching the seasons change and their children grow up, supporting each other in good times and in bad. With their ambitions as different as their personalities, these best friends anticipate many more years of tea time. And then, one Tuesday, Georgia shares news that brings their long-standing social hour to an abrupt halt. And that's only the beginning as unraveling secrets threaten to alter their friendship forever.

©2017 Ashley Farley (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Sweet story.

This story is about three neighbor women that have tea every Tuesday, but things in life change for all of them as they get older and their lives alter due to events in their lives. There are points where I rolled my eyes because of the way a character behaved, but that character was consistent throughout the whole story. I believe that another book should follow up on that character's potential foolish personal choice: well, it comes across as a future "Newlywed Killers" episode. That aside, I enjoyed this book and how it is work to be a friend. It isn't all happiness and hearts. A worthwhile read.

Pulled on the Heart Strings...

Pulled on the Heart Strings... Told well and can connect with all characters as the story jumps from perspectives.

Spoiler!

I had a very hard time with this book. I really didn’t know what it was about when I first started listening to it.

It was annoying how the author made the ladies in the book appear ancient. They were in their 50s. She made them seem like old ladies. Being 57, I didn’t appreciate that.

It was pretty cheesy in spots. I rolled my eyes a lot!

Now for the real criticism. She made the person dying of brain cancer out to be a battle ax.... blaming it brain cancer altering her mood. Not all people with brain cancer have the personality changes. This part of the book was very difficult for me and I wasn’t expecting this diagnosis. My 32 year old daughter died of brain cancer 2 years ago. It was personally difficult for me to listen to this book.

The narrator’s voice was kind of annoying sometimes.

I usually don’t criticize many books but this only gets about a 3 from me.

very moving book

love the book, but struggled to finish because it was too close to what happened with my mom.

Sweet Tea Tuesday

Very enjoyable read! Never dull! Plot easy to follow! Reading newest Farley book also great read!

Unforgiving characters

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. The characters in this book are so unforgiving and unlikable. Apparently, when you are 50, based on this book, you are too old to know how to operate a computer, go see her child in another state, too biased to understand unconditional love, and friendships can be blown away like leaves in the fall.

What could Ashley Farley have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

As someone who has long-term friends, I have to wonder if Ashley ever has. The relationships with my closest friends has survived much worse situations that these people easily tossed away. In addition, I can't think of anyone who would be as cruel and braisen as the character she developed. Hateful to her own children and her friends even before she realizes she has a terminal illness. I've seen people get hateful when dealt a bad hand, but not nearly to this level. I had absolutely no sympathy for the character by the time she was diagnosed. Couldn't relate to the other characters either.

What about Linda Henning’s performance did you like?

It was smooth, easy to distinguish between characters.

Did Sweet Tea Tuesdays inspire you to do anything?

Yep. Stop wasting my time listening to the book.

Any additional comments?

If you are looking for a story of strong women, strong friendships, and inspiration, this isn't the book for you.

sweet tea Tuesdays

Loved it. Cried and laugh to the end. I recommend this book for your library.

Absolutely awesome narrator and story!

I will listen to this book again for sure. This story kept me listening and I found my self laughing out loud!

Predictable

No surprises, made all the male partners look weak & nasty. Slow beginning. Needed to wrap up a couple of story lines.

I Loved Every Minute of this Story

This book made be laugh, cry, angry and even made me see myself in Lulu at times (scary). I loved how the 3 women had been friends for 26 years through thick and thin and were always there for each other. I greatly appreciated the fact I was able to listen to this story without a single foul word. No cussing, no sex, no mention of nudity, etc. Just a good old fashion story of 3 women who had been friends for 26 years. It doesn't get any better than that.

As for the narrator, Linda Henning, she leaves much to be desired. There was rarely ever any change between any of the character's voices. While listening it made me think of my 6th grade teacher who would read to us for 30 minutes every day after the noon recess. Although she did have more inflection in her voice than this narrator. While I thoroughly enjoyed every word of this story I have no doubt another narrator or even several narrators would greatly improve the reading performance of this story. I hope the audible in this story is redone with new narrators so you are able to distinguish between the 3 female friends, their husbands, boyfriend and Lulu's 2 daughters.

I look forward to listening to another story by Ashley Farley that hopefully is not narrated by Linda Henning.