About this item
Merilee leads a Very Ordered Existence. V.O.E., for short.Her schedule (which must not be altered) includes, among other entries:School (horrendous) Litter patrol (30 minutes daily) Lunch (PB&J and a pickle) Bottle return (Friday only at the Piggly Wiggly) Dame Fiona's meditation show (Saturday only, 6:00 AM) The V.O.E. is all about precision.Merilee does not have time for Biswick O'Connor. Merilee does not have time for Miss Veraleen Holliday.He with his annoying factoids and runny nose. She with her shining white shoes as big as sailboats. Both of them strangers who, like the hot desert wind that brings only bad news, blow into town and change everything.
About the Author
Suzanne Crowley was born in a small west Texas town, not unlike Jumbo, the setting of her first novel, "The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous." She was raised in Houston and graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Journalism. She worked briefly at an interior design magazine before staying home to raise her three children and write freelance articles for magazines. Suzanne is a well-known miniaturist, her recreation of historical and designer rooms have been featured on the covers of American and international magazines. After living all across the United States with her husband's job, they moved back to Texas in 2005. Suzanne grew up with the family legend that she is distantly related to Lady Jane Grey, the tragic queen of nine days, leading to a life long love of the Tudor era, and eventually "The Stolen One."
