From USA Today Bestselling author Sally Kilpatrick comes a folksy, uplifting story of everyday sinners and saints.
All Beulah Land wants is to play piano in her favorite honky tonk, take care of her elderly bestie, and thumb her nose at the church across the road. Life has other plans. Soon Beulah finds herself playing piano in the very place she swore she’d never enter again.
The church choir goes on strike, the minister is as irritating as he is handsome, and everyone has an opinion on what Beulah should do with her life. So what’s a girl to do? Create her own misfit choir out of barflies.
In the process, she creates a community who challenges her to rethink all she’s held to be true. But, in the end, will Beulah be able to overcome her bitterness and grief?
Laugh out loud funny yet poignant with life’s grittier side, The Happy Hour Choir will have you singing along with its reminder that everyone deserves to be loved.
What People Are Saying
“It is hard to believe that this is Kilpatrick’s debut novel. The characters are honest, lively and heartfelt. Beulah deals with a number of relatable challenges. No character is wasted, and they remind the reader that anything worth having is not easy. A good takeaway is that family is what we create, not restricted to bloodlines. Kilpatrick mixes loss and devastation with hope and a little bit of Southern charm. She will leave the reader laughing through tears. This is an incredible start from a promising storyteller.”
— RT Book Reviews, 4.5 of 5 Stars
“THE HAPPY HOUR CHOIR has tons of heart- gajillion tons of heart. Strong debut- and worth a read if you enjoy memorable characters and small town settings!.”
— T @ Traveling with T
“The Happy Hour Choir is a beautiful, inspiring tale of faith, forgiveness, second chances and hope”
— Jeannette of Wondrous Books Blog
“This book made me laugh out loud, cry until my eyes puffed up, and think about deep things like the meaning of life and why bad things happen to good people. It reminded me of a Southern Gilmore Girls.”
— Valerie Bowman, Bestselling Author
Awards
Finalist in the 2015 OKRWA National Reader’s Choice Awards—Best First Book
Finalist in the 2015 OKRWA National Reader’s Choice Awards—Novel with Romantic Elements
Finalist in the 2012 Golden Heart® (unpublished)
Winner of the 2010 Duel on the Delta (unpublished)
Finalist in the 2010 Maggie Awards of Excellence (unpublished)