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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n When Piper reluctantly returns to her family hometown after twelve years of doing everything humanly possible to disassociate herself from it including changing her name, she finds that things are not quite the same as she remembered them. Still carrying a heavy burden of pain inflicted by her relatives, Piper digs in her heels and fights every attempt to change her feelings about the townspeople and especially her kin. But as each day passes, she becomes slowly reconciled with her cousins and the town and eventually finds herself.<\/p>\n Leaving Carolina<\/strong><\/em> is humorous with several laugh out loud moments; however it is not a lightweight book. It is a story about making difficult decisions, doing the right thing and most important of all – forgiveness. It also doesn’t hurt that there is a subtle romance that builds throughout the book to a satisfying conclusion. Ms. Leigh has incorporated plenty of spiritual content without being preachy. I would definitely recommend Leaving Carolina<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now all of Piper\u2019s hard-won happiness is threatened by a reclusive uncle\u2019s bout of conscience. In the wake of a health scare, Uncle Obadiah Pickwick has decided to change his will, leaving money to make amends for four generations\u2019 worth of family misdeeds. But that will reveal all the Pickwicks\u2019 secrets, including Piper\u2019s.<\/p>\n Though Piper arrives in Pickwick primed for battle, she is unprepared for Uncle Obe\u2019s rugged, blue-eyed gardener. So just who is Axel Smith? Why does he think making amends is more than just making restitution? And why, oh why, can\u2019t she stay on task? With the Lord\u2019s help, Piper is about to discover that although good PR might smooth things over, only the truth will set her free.<\/p>\n![\"LeavingCarolina\"](\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/LeavingCarolina1.jpg\" "\\"LeavingCarolina\\"")
Piper Wick left her hometown of Pickwick, North Carolina, twelve years ago, shook the dust off her feet, ditched her drawl and her family name, and made a new life for herself as a high-powered public relations consultant in LA. She\u2019s even \u201cengaged to be engaged\u201d to the picture-perfect U.S. Congressman Grant Spangler.<\/p>\n
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After Tamara Leigh earned a Master\u2019s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology, she and her husband decided to start a family, with plans for Tamara to continue in her career once she became a mother.<\/p>\n