Arsenic and Adobo
How did Shady Palms get its name in the novel, Arsenic and Adobo?
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Lila says the town, Shady Palms, got its name when someone became homesick for a warmer climate and planted palm trees. The trees died, were replaced by fake trees, and the name stuck.
Arsenic and Adobo