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AmyAmy
Oct 04, 2010 rated it liked it
Wasn't the best book I ever read, but it wasn't bad. It pretty much held my interest. It's just that it didn't seem real, almost like la-la-land, with too many ups and downs like a roller coaster.

HATED the mother in the very beginning for disowning her daughter. Daughter seemed way too sweet to be real, with this perfect career and this perfect boyfriend and this perfect vacation and this perfect schedule that allowed her to take a month or two off at this perfect lake-side get-away cabin, but
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Suzanne
Jun 23, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Absolutely loved this book!! I seem to like dysfunctional family sagas by southern writers.
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May 29, 2008 rated it it was ok
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Jul 28, 2009 rated it did not like it
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Feb 08, 2010 marked it as to-read
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