Nora, Nora - by Anne Rivers Siddons (Paperback)

About the Book

Peyton McKenzie's cousin, free-spirited Nora Findley, roars into her small Georgia town in a pink Thunderbird, and stirs things up. But 12-year-old Peyton knows something is troubling Nora. When the shocking truth comes to light, it will teach Peyton a lesson she'll never forget.

Book Synopsis

"A treat to be savored." --Houston Chronicle

A classic from New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons, Nora, Nora tells the story of free-thinking Cousin Nora Findlay who turns tiny Lytton, Georgia, on its ear in the summer of 1961. Pat Conroy (The Prince of Tides) says the author of Low Country, Up Island, Peachtree Street, and King's Oak "ranks among the best of us," and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution praises Nora, Nora as "Anne Rivers Siddons writing at the top of her form. This lively, sparkling coming-of-age novel is superbly written and wholly engaging."

From the Back Cover

Twelve-year-old Peyton McKenzie isn't ready to share her widowed father with anyone--certainly not with her cigarette-smoking redheaded cousin Nora, who just rolled into sleepy Lytton, Georgia, this summer behind the wheel of a pink Thunderbird. But her father seems to like Nora, and prim Aunt Augusta hates her, which means she can't be all bad. And when Nora takes a job teaching the first integrated honors class at the local high school, it appears she might be staying forever.

But there's something troubling Peyton's unorthodox cousin, something more than the outspoken town gossips' complaints about Nora's "unsouthern ways." When the truth comes to light, it will rock the segregated small community--and teach Peyton an unforgettable lesson about the enormous cost of love.

Review Quotes

"If you read just one classic "beach book" this summer, let it be Anne Rivers Siddons's Nora, Nora." - USA Today