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Southern Discomfort
\nBen Witherington III<\/p>\n

Southern Discomfort<\/em> chronicles the trials and tribulation of Masey Bumgarner, recently widowed, who returns from her summer vacation to discover that her town, Pineville, North Carolina, has decided to pave a four-lane highway through her front yard . . . without her permission or even sufficient advance notice. After consultation with her pastor, she decides to contest the location of this project in court. Along the way, her lawyer and his detective discover all sorts of shady dealings. Southern Discomfort chronicles the graft and corruption that is revealed in the court case\u2014and the desperate acts of the proponents of the highway to keep the project on course. Along the way, there is a murder, a romance, and finally a wedding, in addition to the resolution of the court case.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouthern Discomfort wraps itself around you like a blanket, then
\nwarms you from the inside out, as you find yourself in a rollicking
\ngood story where a little church and the Bible make occasional
\nbut unabashed appearances, as happens in the real world
\nbut not in many novels.\u201d
\nDr. JAMES HOWELL
\nSenior Minister, Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte<\/p>\n

\u201cSouthern Discomfort has narrative suspense, a wide range of
\ncharacters, and amusing dialogue. It\u2019s an entertaining story of a
\nlittle old lady\u2019s fight against the dirty tricks of a political-industrial
\nconspiracy.\u201d
\nProf. CHRISTOPHER M. ARMITAGE
\nBowman and Gordon Gray Professor of English and Comparative Literature,
\nUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

Orders: Contact your favorite bookseller or order directly
\nfrom the publisher via phone (541) 344-1528,
\nfax (541) 344-1506 or e-mail us at orders@wipfandstock.com<\/p>\n

Only $9.99 on Kindle, and also available at discount in paperback, especially from Wipf and Stock but also on Amazon. The perfect summer beach reading!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"