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Michelle
Jul 28, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Loved this book. It's one of those "stay up all night and read it" kind of books...if only I could keep my eyes open to actually stay awake all night. I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen next.

Plot in a nutshell: Main character Ro (short for Rose Mae) grew up in Alabama with an abusive father and married an abusive man. She's reached the point where she knows she has to leave the marriage and is plotting away to do so....

This could easily be a real downer of a book but instead i
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Feb 02, 2011 marked it as wishlist
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