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Joshilyn Jackson
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Joshilyn Jackson was born in the Deep South and raised by a tribe of wild fundamentalists who taught her to be virtuous and upright. Unfortunately, it didn't take, and Ms. Jackson dropped out of college to pursue a career as an actor. She worked in regional repertoire and traveled the southern third of the country with a dinner theatre troupe, but after a few years she realized that she preferred writing plays to acting in them.
She decided both virtue and an education were worth the work, so she went back to college to study English literature, focusing on Modern and Medieval Theater. She graduated with honors from Georgia State. She moved to Chicago and managed to recover from a near-terminal case of culture shock just in time ...more
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Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson avg rating 3.70 — 2,360 ratings — published 2005 12 editions |
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Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson avg rating 3.73 — 1,377 ratings — published 2006 10 editions |
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The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson avg rating 3.35 — 1,007 ratings — published 2008 8 editions |
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Ein Wunder ist nichts dagegen by Joshilyn Jackson, Birgit Schmitz avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2009 |
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Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 2008 |
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Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008 |
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Das Mädchen im Pool by Joshilyn Jackson, Doris Heinemann avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009 |
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"There are gods in Alabama: Jack Daniel's, high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits, and also Jesus. "
— Joshilyn Jackson (Gods in Alabama)
— Joshilyn Jackson (Gods in Alabama)
"sex was where laurel knew she knew him, and talking was the way she called him to her."
— Joshilyn Jackson (The Girl Who Stopped Swimming)
— Joshilyn Jackson (The Girl Who Stopped Swimming)
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