{"product_id":"the-duchess-virginia-lee-mattie-9798999967503","title":"The Duchess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hilarious, unexpected, heartwarming - a novel brimming with chaos, charm, and unforgettable characters!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook #1 of \u003cem\u003eThe Twomomma Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Duchess\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect \"binge read,\" taking you deep into the dynamics of a Southern family for whom beauty pageants, charm school, piano lessons, and local gossip rule the day - and where one eccentric grandmother rules the roost. Heralded as \"irresistibly outlandish and impossible to put down,\" this debut novel by Virginia Lee Mattie is drawn from historical contexts, family secrets, and the universal truth that when it comes to dysfunctional families, it takes one to know one ... and misery loves company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery Southern family has stories. The Beddoes clan just tells theirs ... differently.\u003cp\u003eWhen Seaman Sissy Beddoes shows up for duty in the U.S. Navy, she expects to watch, learn, serve, and maybe see the world. She does not expect NCIS to tap her on the shoulder and say, \"Honey, we need to talk about your folks.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo understand what's holding up her security clearance, Sissy must revisit the town that shaped her - and the woman who practically ran it: her larger-than-life grandmother, Virginia Beddoes-Hamilton. To Sissy, she was simply \"Twomomma.\" Social powerhouse, hat-wearing church lady, world-class storyteller, and self-appointed Duchess of Sparta, North Carolina, Twomomma has raised Sissy to be a lady who always lands on her feet - and never lets the truth get in the way of a good story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Twomomma's house meant big Sunday dinners, bigger opinions, and enough family tales to fill a library - if anyone could agree on which version was true. Between porch gossip, unexpected detours, and Twomomma's habit of \"handling things herself,\" Sissy learned early that life in a Southern family is never dull ... and rarely simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Duchess\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e launches \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Twomomma Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, celebrating the grit, grace, humor, and resilience of a girl who grows into a sailor without ever losing her Southern roots. Sissy's adventures continue in Book #2, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMother Knows Best\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (due out in late 2026), and wrap up in Book #3, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Funerals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (coming in 2027)- because with the Beddoes family, the stories only get wilder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Lee Mattie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999967503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sense of Place Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Virginia Lee Mattie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743216087295,"sku":"9798999967503","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-duchess-virginia-lee-mattie-9798999967503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}