The Thirty-Foot Elvis: A novel (Volume 2) (The Peavine Chronic...

Set in the 1980s, when Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas, this Flaggesque exploration of Southern characters is filled with plot twists, character surprises, New Orleans parties and true love. The second volume in the Peavine Chronicles Series, Hankins undergirds the narrative with a whimsical spirituality and delivers belly-laugh reading enjoyment with an afterglow.

syncweekly.com Published On: 2014-10-02

“Once you fall in love with these characters and their lives, you just can’t let them go.” -- Emily Van Zandt

and not a few surprises.”

“round” and full of life

Diego Vázquez Jr, author of Growing Through the Ugly

“The fun never fadesas we discover a colorful mobile home park in a small southern town. The arrival of a 30 foot sculpture, psychic situations in every corner, and true romance combine with characters from other dimensions to entertain throughout.”

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The fun never fadesas we discover a colorful mobile home park in a small southern town. The arrival of a 30 foot sculpture, psychic situations in every corner, and true romance combine with characters from other dimensions to entertain throughout. --Diego Vazquez Jr, author of "Growing Through the Ugly" Great fun!If Grandma Moses wrote fiction, this is what she would sound like. The plot and characters are deceptively simple. "Deceptively"! Rhonelle and company are round and full of life and not a few surprises. --H. A. Maxson, novelist and poetJane F. Hankinswas one of 10 Arkansas women artists chosen to participate in a show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. The juror was "New York Times" art critic Grace Glueck, who purchased one of the Jane s sculptures and offered her a bit of wisdom. Honey, she said in all seriousness, it can be funny and it s still "art"! Jane resides in Little Rock with her husband of 41 years, local TV news anchor and former radio DJ, Craig O Neill. The fun never fadesas we discover a colorful mobile home park in a small southern town. The arrival of a 30 foot sculpture, psychic situations in every corner, and true romance combine with characters from other dimensions to entertain throughout. --Diego Vazquez Jr, author of "Growing Through the Ugly" Great fun!If Grandma Moses wrote fiction, this is what she would sound like. The plot and characters are deceptively simple. "Deceptively"! Rhonelle and company are round and full of life and not a few surprises. --H. A. Maxson, novelist and poetJane F. Hankinswas one of 10 Arkansas women artists chosen to participate in a show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. The juror was "New York Times" art critic Grace Glueck, who purchased one of the Jane s sculptures and offered her a bit of wisdom. Honey, she said in all seriousness, it can be funny and it s still "art"! Jane resides in Little Rock with her husband of 41 years, local TV news anchor and former radio DJ, Craig O Neill.

About the Author

Jane F. Hankins was one of 10 Arkansas women artists chosen to participate in a show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. The juror was New York Times art critic Grace Glueck, who purchased one of the Jane’s sculptures and offered her a bit of wisdom. “Honey,” she said in all seriousness, “it can be funny and it’s still art!” Jane resides in Little Rock with her husband of 41 years, local TV news anchor and former radio DJ, Craig O’Neill.

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