Agnes Hopper Shakes Up Sweetbriar: The Adventures of Agnes Hopper 1 In the sweltering summer heat of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Agnes Marie Hopper finds herself in a bit of a pickle. A kitchen fire has destroyed her home, and she has no choice but to move in with her daughter Betty Jo. However, their living arrangement quickly becomes too much for either of them to handle, and they come to an understanding that neither can tolerate living with the other. On a scorching August morning, Betty Jo drops Agnes off at Sweetbrier Manor, a local retirement home with a questionable past, with no intention of staying long. But before Agnes can make her escape, she runs into some familiar faces from her high school days, including her best friend and a cast of quirky characters. With her sharp wit and nose for trouble, Agnes soon discovers that something fishy is going on within the walls of Sweetbrier Manor. Some residents are being overmedicated, denied basic cable and internet access, and even robbed of their savings.

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