Title: The dowager countess and the American girl
Description: This is a rather engaging little story.  Orphaned Southerner tours Europe and marries a young, handsome 
English earl whose mother LOATHES Americans, particularly her new daughter in law, whom she torments relentlessly.  Finally, after being told that her Southern manners are preventing her from standing up for herself, the American girl responds to an Anglican priest's lamentations about American Southerners who have BURNED ALIVE a black man.  Her response is a chillingly, CHILLINGLY, racist rant which contrasts starkly with her previous sweet persona.  Anyhow, eventually MIL is banished to northern Scotland, sweet (?) Southern girl nearly dies in childbirth and all live happily ever after.  Did I mention how BIZARRE this little novel is?????