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Southern
Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers from this region. Characteristics of Southern literature include a focus on a common Southern history, the significance of family, a sense of community and one’s role within it, a sense of justice, the region's dominant religion (Christianity) and the burdens/rewards religion often brings, issues of racial tension, land and the promise it brings, a sense of social class and place, and the use of the Southern dialect.
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Virtue
by Allison Bassen
by Allison Bassen
Release
date: Apr 27, 2013
MOVE OVER FIFTY SHADES...THERE'S A NEW BOOK IN TOWN CALLED VIRTUE
5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, Sassy, and So, So Smart... Addictively Compelling May 9, 2…more View Details »
5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, Sassy, and So, So Smart... Addictively Compelling May 9, 2…more View Details »
Giveaway dates:
Apr 24
- May 24, 2013
10 copies
available,
750 people
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Countries available:
US, CA, and GB
The Hazards of Skinny Dipping
by Alyssa Rose Ivy (Goodreads Author)
by Alyssa Rose Ivy (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: May 21, 2013
*New Adult Romance*
This isn't a deep book about first loves or self-discovery. If you want a book like that, I'd be happy to recommend one, but I don'…more View Details »
This isn't a deep book about first loves or self-discovery. If you want a book like that, I'd be happy to recommend one, but I don'…more View Details »
Giveaway dates:
Apr 04
- May 24, 2013
1 copy
available,
1585 people
requesting
Countries available:
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The Baker's Man
by Jennifer Moorman (Goodreads Author)
by Jennifer Moorman (Goodreads Author)
In her enchanting debut novel, Jennifer Moorman invites you to a whimsical little Southern town where magic floats on every breeze and is baked into e…more
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Giveaway dates:
Apr 25
- May 24, 2013
3 copies
available,
1372 people
requesting
Countries available:
US, CA, and GB
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Clyde Edgerton
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“The area was encompassed in a bubble of warm, fragrant steam from the funnel cake deep fryers. It smelled like sweet vanilla cake batter you licked off a spoon.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen
― Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen
“He was wearing a little bag of “Mojo” around his neck. (from Carolina Rain, by Nancy B. Brewer)”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain
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