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Jo Killebrew is a D.C. lobbyist who is left without a job when her boss is ensnared in a political fiasco. In full retreat mode, she flees to a dilapidated family mansion down South, where she tries to rebuild her life along with the crumbling walls of the once-palatial home. After her boss in a high-powered Washington public relations firm is caught in a political scandal, fledgling lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left almost broke, unemployed, and homeless. Out of options, she reluctantly accepts her her's offer to help refurbish Birdsong, the old family place he recently inherited in Guthrie, Georgia. All it will take, he tells her, is a little paint and some TLC to turn the fading Victorian mansion into a real-estate cash cow. But, oh, is Dempsey in for a surprise when she arrives in Guthrie. "Bird Droppings" would more aptly describe the moldering Pepto Bismol-pink dump with duct-taped windows and a driveway full of junk. There's also a murderously grumpy old lady, one of Dempsey's distant relations, who has cled squatter's rights and isn't moving out. Ever. Furthermore, everyone in Guthrie seems to know Dempsey's business, from a smooth-talking real-estate agent to a cute lawyer who owns the local newspaper. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the pesky FBI agents who show up on Dempsey's doorstep, hoping to pry information about her ex-boss from her. All Dempsey can do is roll up her sleeves and get to work. And before long, what started as a job of necessity somehow becomes a labor of love and, ultimately, a journey that takes her to a place she never expected - back home again. Number of Pages: 422 Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres Format: Hardcover Publisher: HarperCollins Author: ANDREWS, MARY KAY Language: English Street Date: July 1, 2009 TCIN: 11397023 UPC: 9780060837389 Item Number (DPCI): 059-01-2101 If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it. Report incorrect product info. ( # )