Earls allyoucaneat is home away from home for this inseparable plainview, indiana, trio. Carrier category volume carrier category code nc carrier marc source rdacarrier content category text. Apparently allyoucaneat diners are virtually nonexistent outside of the u. Dubbed the supremes by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they weather lifes storms together for the next four decades. Through marriage, children, happiness and the blues, these strong, funny women gather each sunday at the same table at earls diner for delicious. To visit edward kelsey moores the supremes at earls allyoucaneat, youll need to be prepared for steamy, humid weather, raucous laughter, and occasional visits by the ghosts of a couple wisebutmisbehaving women. Dubbed the supremes by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they. Filled with warmth and unforgettable humor, the supremes at earls allyoucaneat tells the story of three remarkably resilient women. Edward kelsey moore knows how to write a terrific, complex, believable, and always intriguing story. This book has some hilarious parts and is a lot of fun, but has just enough substance to keep the discussion going.
The supremes at earls allyoucaneat penguin random house. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat, edward kelsey moore instantiates. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat by edward kelsey. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat is rooted in the fond memories i have of a childhood spent eavesdropping on the women of my family as they talked at family gatherings. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat posted on march 1, 2014 by melissa the challenge. Moore talks about his memory of getting his first library card and the joy of writing his book. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat indiana state library. The story traces the decadeslong friendship between three women in plainview, indiana, from their high school heyday, when they were first dubbed the supremes it was the 60s, after.
Earls allyoucaneat is a home away from home for odette, clarice and barbara jean. It would have been nice if the author had focused more on the supremes deepfelt triumphs and heartaches, instead of lightening it with fodder and overdone banter. Why do the international editions of the supremes at earls have different book titles. Great books for your book club skokie public library. Even when i was too young to fully understand the often very adult subject matter of their conversations, i was struck by how quickly the topics veered from heartbreakingly tragic. Earls allyoucaneat diner is home away from home for odette, clarice, and barbara jean. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat by edward kelsey moore. The supremes at earls book club questions the supremes. Dubbed the supremes by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, theyve weathered lifes storms for over four decades and counseled one another. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat about the supremes at.
Leah hager cohen, author of the grief of others what a delight and a privilege it is to be among the earliest readers of this breathtaking debut. Leah hager cohen, author of the grief of others perhaps the most remarkable quality of the supremes is lovethe authors love for his characters, even the most flawed, shines from every page. Edward kelsey moores debut novel the supremes at earls allyoucaneat is a stunner. Moving back and forth between past and present, the novel orbits around earls allyoucaneat diner, the first blackowned business in plainview, indiana. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat and millions of other books are available for instant access. Dubbed the supremes by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, theyve weathered lifes storms for over four decades and counseled one another through marriage and children, happiness and the blues. Edward kelsey moores awardwinning, bestselling novel, the supremes at earls allyoucaneat, has been optioned for film, in association with fox searchlight pictures. It tells the story of three women living in small town indiana in. Visit the international editions page to learn which book title was used in each country and to see the interesting variations in book cover art. Chicago author, edward kelsey moore, has written a charming story of four friends who have been meeting at earls allyoucaneat diner for years. Leah hager cohen, author of the grief of others a gripping novel that weaves together the lives of three remarkable women, and does so with flair, wit, and tremendous heart. This diner in plainview, indiana is home away from home for odette, clarice, and barbara jean. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat melissas online. Meet odette, clarice, and barbara jean in the new york times bestselling novel.
Edward kelsey moore on the supremes at earls allyoucaneat. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat supremes, book 1. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat is that rare and happy find. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat is warm and charming with that southern humor. Earls allyoucaneat diner in plainview, indiana is home away from home for odette, clarice, and barbara jean. Author edward kelsey moore talks about his debut novel the supremes at earls all you can eat, out in paperback in january 2014. Edward kelsey moore author of the supremes at earls all. A clutch of husbands, wayward and otherwise, a vicious smalltown bigot, and even a couple of benign ghostsincluding a most unladylike eleanor rooseveltare among the characters inhabiting the pages of professional cellist edward kelsey moores enchanting debut novel. Affectionately called the supremes, they survived the racial tensions of the 60s, splintering families, and complicated love affairs by always having each. Earls allyoucaneat diner in plainview, indiana, is home away from home for this inseparable trio. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat encapsulates the lives of three close friendsodette henry, clarice jordan baker, and barbara jean maxberrywho come of age in the 1960s but live their lives in the southern indiana town of plainview in the neighborhood of. Edward kelsey moore, author of the book, the supremes at earls allyoucan eat, poses monday, april 1, 20 at taste of heaven. Throughout the supremes intertwined stories is one constantmeeting and eating at earls allyoucaneat, now run by his son little earl, a place where relationships are forged, scandals are aired and copious amounts of chicken are consumed.
The project is only in its beginning stages, and there are many pieces of the production package that will need to come together, but the process has begun. There were too many characters and character references, and too much backstory to remember. In the small southern town of plainview, indiana, odette, barbara jean, and clarice have stayed close since their high school days, when they held court at earls allyoucaneat. The hardcover, first edition of the book was published in the u. The supremes at earls allyoucaneat vintage contemporaries.