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    <![CDATA[Gods in Alabama]]>
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    <![CDATA[When Arlene Fleet headed off to college in Chicago, she made three promises to God: She would never again lie, never fornicate outside marriage, and never, ever go back to her tiny hometown of Possett, Alabama. All God had to do in exchange was to make sure the body of high school quarterback Jim Beverly was never found. Ten years later, Arlene has kept her promises, but an old schoolmate has recently turned up asking questions. And now Arlene's African American beau has given her a tough ultimatum: introduce him to her family, or he's gone. As she prepares to confront guilt, discrimination, and a decade of deception, Arlene is about to discover just how far she will go to find redemption and love.]]>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really loved this book. I thought Jackson did an excellent job describing a Southern small town however my favorite part of the book was the relationship between Arlene and her aunt. I loved how they knew exactly how to drive the other crazy yet were so fiercely protective of one another. ]]></body>
    
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