The hilarious account of one woman’s marriage and divorce—Big Easy–style.

Set against the colorful backdrop of New Orleans, Southern Fried Divorce uproariously recounts the author’s divorce from “that ex- husband” and the unpredictable roles he plays in her life afterward. After “that ex-husband” delivers her a belated Christmas gift—a home-security package in the form of a .38 revolver and a puppy that she refuses to take on—the dog and ex-husband soon become inseparable, and the author’s adventures with both of them frame the touching yet funny scenarios that ensue. Hilarious vignettes that provide a window into down-home culture include: the rules to Redneck Roulette; post-divorce sex (“Smurfing”); getting mugged with her own cutlery; wearing a keg into a football game; instructions on how to cook the best Christmas roast south of the Mason-Dixon line; and the antics of her infamous ex and his brown dog—two cohorts so mythic and so inseparable they performed naked synchronized swimming together at the 1984 World’s Fair. Exposing the humility of all human relationships, she learns that the end of marriage is not the end of love.