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- Apron Strings Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Wendy Hilton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's summary
When we last left the Mackey Family in the late 1950s, their lives were in turmoil. Divorce, alcoholism, racism, death, puberty - what weren't they dealing with?
Ethel, a black maid in a racist world - the true heart and soul of the Mackey Family - is the children's only constant as she fights her own numerous demons. Twelve-year-old Sallee struggles to understand the world with little enlightenment from the adults around her. Her older sister Stuart, a college student in New York City, finally escaped the South and drama of her family only to succumb to the terrible temptations of urban life. Gordon, a 14-year-old boy feeling anger and hatred as he begins to slowly realize the harsh reality of the people and world around him, while Ginny, newly divorced mother of four, finds that she's not the spoiled princess she once was. She is overwhelmed with responsibility, feelings of abandonment, and alcoholism. Joe, Ginny's ex, and the children's father, revels in newfound wealth and popularity with women, yet yearns for family and simpler times.
Author Mary Morony was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia, mainly by her family's beloved black maid. Her childhood was a time of segregated schools and many places that prohibited black people. Morony's inspiration for the Apron Strings Trilogy was her strong relationship with her maid and caretaker, who taught her more about life and love than anyone has since. Morony also uses personal life tragedies and triumphs to produce novels with real experiences and true emotion.
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- By: Reshonda Tate Billingsley
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Reverend Simon Jackson has always felt destined to lead and he's done a good job of it, transforming his small Houston church into one of the most respected and renowned in the region. But while the good Reverend's been busy tending his flock, his family's gone astray. His 19-year-old daughter, Rachel, gives new meaning to "baby mama drama." Crazy in love with her son's father, she's wreaking havoc on the man's life, even though he's about to marry another woman. David, Simon's oldest at 27, has been spiraling downward ever since a knee injury ended a promising football career.
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I loved it!!!
- By Alethea on 03-14-19
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Seasons Under Heaven
- By: Beverly LaHaye, Terri Blackstock
- Narrated by: Kathy Garver
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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What does a child's life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life's greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time.
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good story, but...
- By Paula Daniel on 02-20-09
By: Beverly LaHaye, and others
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The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club
- By: Wanda E. Brunstetter
- Narrated by: Renee Ertl
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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As Amish widow Emma Yoder contemplates the task ahead, her thoughts center on one: What if she fails? Longing to remove a burden from her family by becoming self-sufficient, Emma has offered to hold quilting classes in her home. But when she sees the patchwork of faces assembled for the first lesson, her confidence dwindles as doubt threatens to take hold.
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unexpected unlikely charactures in a amish novel
- By susan on 01-14-13
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The Perfect Mistress
- By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Lauren Robinson knows exactly what it takes to be the perfect mistress. She had a front-row seat when she tagged along with her father on all of his extramarital trysts. She loved keeping Daddy's special secrets, but many family members, especially her mother, consider her an accomplice in helping break up their family. This emotional distance and Lauren's early dating experiences lead her to date married men.
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Overall not bad.
- By Stephanie on 07-10-16
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The Homeplace
- Singing River, Book 1
- By: Gilbert Morris
- Narrated by: Judith West
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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As the year 1928 begins, 14-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has bright hopes for the future. Her father has launched a new business, and her mother is expecting her fifth baby. Lanie has dreams of going to college and being a writer. Then tragedy strikes.
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Slow to start. But hang in there. It’s worth it
- By paula wright on 02-24-19
By: Gilbert Morris
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God Don't Like Ugly
- By: Mary Monroe
- Narrated by: Denise Burse
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
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In God Don't Like Ugly, she weaves a powerful tale of devastating abuse, the strength of friendship, and the burden of terrible secrets. Shy, overweight Annette Goode is only seven years old when Mr. Boatwright, a boarder in her house, begins sexually abusing her. She keeps this information to herself for years, until gorgeous, self-assured Rhoda Nelson becomes her new friend. Annette confides in Rhoda and finds the strength and courage to survive to adulthood.
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A great listen
- By Tbrown on 12-29-12
By: Mary Monroe
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Just Desserts
- Savannah Reid, Book 1
- By: G. A. McKevett
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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Finding herself in over her head with a case involving a politician's infidelities, Memphis-born karate expert Detective Sergeant Savannah Reid is told that she must turn in her badge because she is overweight.
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Confusing title for a great book
- By Austin gal on 11-26-12
By: G. A. McKevett
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Dancing on Broken Glass
- By: Ka Hancock
- Narrated by: Amy Landon, Zach Villa
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn't have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. They're both plagued with faulty genes - he has bipolar disorder and she has a ravaging family history of breast cancer. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucy's 21st birthday, sparks fly, and there's no denying their chemistry. Cautious every step of the way, they are determined to make their relationship work-and they put it all in writing. Mickey promises to take his medication. Lucy promises not to blame him for what is beyond his control. He promises honesty.
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wow is all I can say.
- By karen on 10-25-18
By: Ka Hancock
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Home to Chicory Lane
- By: Deborah Raney
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Now that Audrey and Grant's five kids are grown, they are turning their beloved family home into a cozy bed and breakfast in the heartland. Opening weekend makes Audrey anxious, with family and friends coming from all over to help celebrate the occasion. But when Audrey's daughter, Landyn, arrives, the U-Haul she's pulling makes it clear she's not just here for a visit. Audrey immediately has questions. What happened in New York that sent Landyn running home? And where is her husband, Chase?
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Love this author's writing!
- By Susan P on 06-20-18
By: Deborah Raney
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Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
- By: Ann B. Ross
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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Miss Julia, a recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow and unceremoniously announces that the child is the bastard son of Miss Julia's late husband. Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small Southern community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal - and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence turns her life upside down.
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Miss Julia is 60+ yrs old.. reader is too young
- By jennifer on 07-13-12
By: Ann B. Ross