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The Ladies' Room Kindle Edition

by Carolyn Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 53,932 ratings

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Secrets told in the church ladies' room are supposed to stay in the ladies' room. But that doesn't mean that what Trudy overhears there during her great-aunt Gertrude's funeral won't change the rest of her life.

Trudy has a daughter in the middle of a major rebellion, a two-timing husband who has been cheating for their entire married life, and a mother with Alzheimer's residing in the local nursing home. She doesn't really need a crumbling old house about to fall into nothing but a pile of memories and broken knickknacks.

Billy Lee Tucker, resident oddball in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, lived next door to Gert, and in her will she leaves him the funds to help Trudy remodel the old house. That's fine with Billy Lee, because he's been in love with Trudy since before they started school. And just spending time with her is something he'd never ever allowed himself to dream about.

A beautiful home rises up from the old house on Broadway, and right along with it rises up a relationship. But is Trudy too scarred from what she heard in the ladies' room to see a lovely future with Billy Lee?

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  1. Print length
    226 pages
  2. Language
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    Montlake Romance
  4. Publication date
    September 4, 2012
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  1. Momma always said that a true lady never lets someone know when he’s riled her; otherwise, she’s giving away her power and her crown.
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'Brown's lively second-chance romance is a fun stand-alone contemporary, featuring two 42-year-olds who learn to speak up for themselves and go after what they want, thumbing their noses at small-minded gossip.' --Booklist

'By turns funny and poignant, THE LADIES' ROOM is a charming story sure to bring a smile to your face.' --Romance Reviews Today --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Brown's lively second-chance romance is a fun stand-alone contemporary, featuring two 42-year-olds who learn to speak up for themselves and go after what they want, thumbing their noses at small-minded gossip.' --Booklist

'By turns funny and poignant, THE LADIES' ROOM is a charming story sure to bring a smile to your face.' --Romance Reviews Today --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00941PRJK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake Romance (September 4, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 4, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 408 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 53,932 ratings

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Carolyn Brown

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Carolyn Brown is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly and #1 Amazon and #1 Washington Post bestselling author. She is the author of more than 100 novels and several novellas. She’s a recipient of the Bookseller’s Best Award, Montlake Romance’s prestigious Montlake Diamond Award, and also a three-time recipient of the National Reader’s Choice Award. Brown has been published for more than 20 years, and her books have been translated 21 foreign languages.

When she’s not writing, she likes to plot new stories in her backyard with her tom cat, Boots Randolph Terminator Outlaw, who protects the yard from all kinds of wicked varmints like crickets, locusts, and spiders. Visit her at www.carolynbrownbooks.com.

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Customers find this book thoroughly enjoyable, with a well-told story that combines real-life situations with humor. They appreciate the character development, particularly the feisty main character Trudy, and describe it as a heartwarming story about overcoming heartache. The book is easy to read, with one customer noting it reads like a letter from a dear friend, and customers find it emotionally moving, making them cry with both real joy and sadness.

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3,635 customers mention "Enjoyment"3,628 positive7 negative

Customers find the book thoroughly enjoyable and fun to read, with one customer describing it as a sweet start to the story.

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1,710 customers mention "Storyline"1,423 positive287 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, with one customer describing it as a fairy tale for the over forty set, while another appreciates Trudy's wise-cracking narrative style.

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"...I really liked these characters and the plot of this book. I will always look forward to reading more from this exceptional storyteller." Read more

"Really enjoyed the light style, very folksy and fun to read. Loveable characters, delightful picturesque prose. A great summer or escapist book" Read more

1,531 customers mention "Humor"1,492 positive39 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book, which combines real-life situations with wit.

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1,492 customers mention "Readability"1,442 positive50 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and appreciate its down-to-earth style, with one customer noting it reads like a letter from a dear friend.

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857 customers mention "Character development"814 positive43 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, particularly the main character Trudy, who is described as feisty and honest in her self-assessment.

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"Really enjoyed the light style, very folksy and fun to read. Loveable characters, delightful picturesque prose. A great summer or escapist book" Read more

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Customers find this book heartwarming and inspiring, touching them deeply with its story of overcoming heartache, while also providing good life lessons.

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Customers appreciate the book's style, describing it as lovely and honest, with one customer noting that the characters speak in everyday language.

"...While reading about the stunning pieces he makes for Trudy I was wishing that I could visit her house so I could see them in real life...." Read more

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"...She married handsome neighbor and has a lovely remodeled victorian home and never has to work again. The fairy tale all scorned women dream of." Read more

211 customers mention "Emotion level"205 positive6 negative

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  • Anniek Snowroses
    5.0 out of 5 stars heartwarming!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2018
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    Trudy has no idea that her life will never be the same again after the funeral of her great-aunt Gertrude. In the ladies room she overhears her nieces talk about the adultery of her husband . When she inherits Gert's house, Trudy decides to move immediately. The house needs a lot of work and Billy Lee, who was friends with Gert agrees to help her with everything. Nobody else wanted Gert's house because they only saw a rundown house and a money pit. What were Gert's intentions when she left the house to Trudy?

    While she's living in her new home Trudy realizes that she wasted a lot of her good years on her cheating husband. Her eyes have finally been opened. Not everyone in the town understands why Trudy spends more and more time with Billy Lee and she neglects the comments and rumors. Trudy's aunt was a tough and not a very pleasant person, however more and more secrets are being revealed that shet a different light. Can Trudy finally live the life she always wished for?

    While she was married Trudy did everything for her husband and her daughter, putting aside her own needs. Her husband wasn't an easy person to live with, but she put up with it all because she loved him. Trudy feels betrayed and now finally stands up for herself. She went out of her way to make everything look perfect. I loved reading on how she stepped out of the shadow and showed the world that she was no longer someone to mess with. The friendship with Billy Lee is endearing and I was hoping they'd be brave enough to let love in.

    The Ladies Room is a beautiful story about finding yourself and believing in a second chance at love. I love it when a book makes me feel many different emotions and I really enjoyed The Ladies' Room because of this. Billy Lee is a skilled craftsman and he makes beautiful furniture. While reading about the stunning pieces he makes for Trudy I was wishing that I could visit her house so I could see them in real life. Carolyn Brown's writing style has a lovely easy flow that immediately pulled me into the story. The Ladies' Room is a heartwarming story that captivated me from beginning to end.
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  • Cynstorm
    4.0 out of 5 stars sweet and enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025
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    Addictive need something that is uplifting and wholesome. This is what every love story should be like wholesome, enjoyable, beautiful
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  • Tisa
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Abrupt Change of Course
    Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
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    A sweet story of how a loss becomes an even better gain with well developed believable characters. Somehow Brown turns an innocent story into a page turner that is difficult to put down. When you do, you’ll find yourself rushing back to it simultaneously wanting to continue reading but not wanting the story to end.
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  • Noraza
    5.0 out of 5 stars Such a refreshing read.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2025
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    From the first page, I just loved this book. A fast read because I could not put it down. So many books have basically the same plot … boy mets girl and the rest you can figure out. This book has a plot I never would have thought of….so refreshing.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Time Warp!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2015
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    With all due respect to an obviously very successful (read: published) author, I am sorry to say that this is a mediocre book. The premise, set up in the attention-grabbing first chapter, was fun, and interesting: wouldn't we all like to be the proverbial fly on the wall when others are talking about us. Unfortunately, the book goes pretty much down hill from there. As others here have commented, I too thought this book must have been written at least forty years ago, or if not, it must have been SET in the days prior to the women's lib. movement, because it seemed so dated. I also went back to the copyright page after reading it, just to check. People have mentioned the lack of cell phones and other modern electronic devices, but come on, how about nary a reference to TELEVISION (with the lone exception of renting movies to watch on TV, which doesn't occur until the last chapter). The "love story" was totally predictable. The complete about-face of the protagonist from naive wimp to empowered "wonder woman" might have been easier to swallow if it didn't happen literally in one day. Again, my constant quibble: where were the editors to put the brakes on Brown's repetitiveness. How many confrontation scenes did we need to get the idea that she was finished with her spouse? And what was our hero doing for the past twenty years, without a single friend or acquaintance in his life? Did he never, ever have occasion to take the Caddy out of the garage? Nice and good he may have been, but I found it believable that the townies thought him a weirdo.
    This was my first Carolyn Brown book. I think I'll give the others a miss.
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  • Diane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
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    I don't know how often I've said that Carolyn Brown writes the best happily ever after stories. They always make me sigh and smile. I really liked these characters and the plot of this book. I will always look forward to reading more from this exceptional storyteller.
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  • MKD
    4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, light hearted and heart warming
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024
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    Really enjoyed the light style, very folksy and fun to read. Loveable characters, delightful picturesque prose. A great summer or escapist book
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  • Gigi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy Bueno
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 11, 2015
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    Es un libro muy simpático... Fácil de leer y divertido. Las descripciones y humor sureños son geniales. Recomendable como lectura recreativa y ligera
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  • C&M
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in Italy on September 22, 2015
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    Good book! I enjoyed reading it. It was a nice summer reading. I recommend reading it. The story of a new beginning
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  • julia Oakes'. very enjoyable read. absorbing characters and twists. could not put it down and fini
    4.0 out of 5 stars Really loved the story. Liked it all.All my friends
    Reviewed in Spain on March 19, 2017
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    Read it over three days as it was such an unusual and absorbing story always hoping the ending would be what i wanted and was so pleased when it turned out that way.
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  • Lynda CArthy
    5.0 out of 5 stars A different read
    Reviewed in France on July 31, 2017
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    I wasnt at all sure what to expect with the title..I was hooked from the first page....a delightfully different read ..funny and sad but a lovely sense of hope....thankyou
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  • jd66
    5.0 out of 5 stars great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2024
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    A great heartwarming story of family life in a small town. Full of drama love happiness and growth. I love these characters. It was definitely a slow burn type of romance but one that was beautiful to watch evolve. The narration was excellent as always.
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