July 7th

by Jill McCorkle

Book Overview

An unsolved murder at the Quik Pik propels us into twenty-four hours of rich comedy and fast action in the North Carolina town of Marshboro. Two memorable presences are Granner Weeks, a white widow,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565120027
• ISBN13: 9781565120020
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

I'm Glad I Kept Reading

After reading about 50 pages of July 7th I had some doubts about whether I would finish it. A variety of characters were introduced fairly rapidly, and I thought gee this should be one of those books where they list all of the personae on a page before the book begins. I did finish July 7th and really enjoyed it. The author uses a McGuffin of a convenience store murder to establish the story, but the book is really about a group of related people in a small town in North Carolina. While JM has at least one serious message to present, the novel is essentially an intelligent, witty development of her characters during a 24 hour period of their lives. A central event is the birthday party of "Granner" the gift loving matriarch of the clan (She thought it a shame that her birthday and Independence Day didn't coincide so she has her clan celebrate July 4th on her birthday July 7th).