From the bestselling author of Eat Cake. Be Brave, a love letter to the strong, opinionated Southern women who raised her and surround us all.

Lucy and Ethel. Laverne and Shirley. Dorothy, Sophia, Blanche, and Rose. Chicken-Fried Womenis a celebration of them: the women who raised us, taught us to cook and clap back. The ones who prayed for us, raged at us and humbled us a notch or two when we needed it. These are the women who have encouraged us, teased us, chastisedus, andmortified us.And as they fill up the seats around our table, we realize we wouldnt have it any other way.

Theyre our Chicken-Fried Womenbattered on the outside, tender on the inside. Some are salty and a couple are Nashville Hot.Filled with a hilarious cast of larger-than life women, this book explores why no one messes with Southern women and their hair, why the whole family comes along when you go bra shopping, why true crime and aquarobics brings ustogether,and how faith shapes usthrough it all.

Insightful, big-hearted and laugh-out-loud funny,Chicken-Fried Womenis a celebration of friendship, kinship and the women who shaped us.