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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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Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.
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― Debbie.
― Debbie.
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If John Grisham, Harper Lee, and Larry the Cable Guy were penned up in a remote cabin for a weekend with nothing but good bourbon, fine wine, and a couple of cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, something like Common Pleas (A Tale of Whoa!) might result...
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― COMMON PLEAS
― COMMON PLEAS
This book club is for book lovers in the Acworth, Georgia area who want to discuss books with ot…more
26 members,
last active 8 years ago
...March 07, 2011 to April 06, 2011...
I will take questions and discuss my new novel, Blood Cla…more
4 members,
last active 14 years ago
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