false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172271284m/158296.jpg 158296 4 Born in 1961 to a thirteen-year-old mother in South Carolina, Ruthie Bolton endured abandonment, abuse, and loss-and grew into a hardened, troubled young woman. Then she met a man who offered her something she'd never known, something she thought was a dirty word: love. The only challenge left was to accept it. <br><br> "A gift to readers...The storyteller's memory, eye for detail, and ear for dialogue are so compelling that in private conversation one would be leaning toward her so as to catch every word." (<i>Washington Post Book World</i>) <br><br> "Vivid...inspiring...impossible to forget." (<i>Newsweek</i>) <br><br> "It's a book about being human, and as enthralling as any ever written." (<i>Boston Sunday Globe</i>) <br><br> "Her language is unadulterated and eloquently simple." (<i>Christian Science Monitor</i>) 152776 1995 Gal: A True Life total:102|5:2|4:0|3:2|2:1|1:0| 102 393 137 25 158296 0451204700 9780451204707 95 24 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172271284m/158296.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158296.Gal_A_True_Life 2 0 true Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 12:06:21 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 12:17:06 -0700 2009
I just didn't like the story.

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