Most families hide secrets from each other; Lexi's family has some doozies! Lex leaves home to avoid the boring life her mother, Margaret, led. She travels to exotic places, teaching English to earn money. Lex is called home to Memphis by her "second" mother, which stirs up many bad memories. We also learn Margaret's secrets, with an unexpected twist at the end.

I personally liked Margaret's story line better than Lex's. She made some poor choices as a teenager which ended up impacting her dreams. She picked up the pieces and went on with her boring life.

This is a quick read and provides a great feel for life in Memphis. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of #HowtoSpeakSouthern.

A well researched, informative and interesting guides to places, people and history of pilgrimage.
I liked it and found it interesting.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

As usual this author writes with knowledge and confidence in his abilities. Adair addresses the medieval habit of making pilgrimage. Although principally popular in this period, pilgrimages can be noted in the present too. He is an excellent writer and we are treated to various characters and journeys which we have only imagined. Well done John, highly recommended especially for students of medieval history. My thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of the book. Also the publishers.

This is an excellent guide for anyone interested in the pilgrim routes and saints of the British isles. It’s clearly very well researched and full of fascinating little bits of information. Pretty much perfect.

I thought this was a pretty fantastic guide to English and Irish saints.Each chapter discusses a different saints life,the when,where,how and why their sanctuaries were built,their relics and also the routes the pilgrims took to arrive at them.I was pleasantly surprised by the sheer amount of English history and loved all the antidotes on royalty who were regular funders and donators to these sites.Very well written,researched and just a totally fun read for someone interested in saints or just English and Irish history.Much thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.