Publisher, Recorded Books (2004)

This often sweet, occasionally angry, but mostly hilarious true story of one Southern woman's swim through the murky waters of marriage and divorce is a quirky gem. Judy Conner refers to her former husband simply as "That X," which is perfectly understandable considering some of the antics he pulled. Although the stories of her X are sometimes humiliating, they are always funny. And Conner makes one thing perfectly clear. She and her X shared a love—albeit a surreal one—that was completely true.

About the Author: Judy Conner cut her teeth as a writer with a column for a weekly newspaper titled Diddy Wah Diddy, which described the various attractions of New Orleans. Writing runs in the family as she is the sister of best-selling author Jill Conner Browne. Southern Fried Divorce began as a series of vignettes that became a hit at literary gatherings in New Orleans' French Quarter.