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This book was just really sad the whole way through: there was domestic abuse, substance abuse, depression, neglect, death and grieving, orphanhood, and rape all in one book. The book ended on a hopeful note, but the story itself feels markedly incomplete; it was all the conflict and hardly any of the resolution. (I guess that's why there is a sequel. I'm not sure whether I'll read it.)
Clean readers: no profanity, and nothing "cross-the-line" graphic (this is billed as Christian fiction), but pl ...more
Clean readers: no profanity, and nothing "cross-the-line" graphic (this is billed as Christian fiction), but pl ...more
1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy - This book won 2 awards, the MLA (Mississippi Library Association) Mississippi Authors Awards Winners for fiction and the Christy Award for first novel.
Feb 01, 2012
Jillian (Peapod Historical Bookery)
marked it as lists
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
20th-century,
own-it-kindle,
christian-fiction,
mississippi,
1930s,
abuse
Feb 22, 2012
Lauren
marked it as to-read
May 07, 2012
Tracy
marked it as to-read
Jun 25, 2013
Katt Hansen
marked it as to-read
