Journal Entry 1 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Tuesday, May 27, 2008

From Publishers Weekly
The biological daughter of poor, scared teenager Hazel Crabtree, Nonny Frett was left at birth with the wealthy, respectable Frett clan—a secret that doesn't keep long in a rural Georgia town of 90 people. Growing up at the center of a Crabtree-Frett feud begun by her birth, Nonny is caught between her biological family and her adopted one, between contempt for her philandering husband and the comfort of marriage, between an apartment in Athens, Ga., and her childhood home, Between. When a Doberman belonging to Nonny's biological grandmother Ona Crabtree attacks Nonny's adopted mom, deaf and blind Stacia Frett, and Stacia's twin sister, Genny, the families' dormant "war" awakens. Though Jackson (Gods in Alabama) might cut a few corners plotwise, her strengths more than make up for it: plenty of Southern sass ("Don't call me again unless you are personally on fire") and rueful, charming confidences ("I wanted the divorce with all my heart. I did. Only I wasn't sure I wanted it tomorrow") make this a theatrical and well-paced Southern family drama. 

Journal Entry 2 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Tuesday, May 27, 2008

I love all of Jackson's books and found this one for a dollar over the weekend so I picked it up to share. 

Journal Entry 3 by alsgal from Lewes, Delaware USA on Friday, May 30, 2008

Sending off to Lizabeth86. Enjoy 

Journal Entry 4 by Lizabeth86 from Middletown, Connecticut USA on Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Arrived today. Thanks for sharing this Alsgal. 

Journal Entry 5 by Lizabeth86 at Middletown, Connecticut USA on Sunday, September 04, 2011

I read this book after Hurricare Irene hit Connecticut this past week. I lost my power for 5 days and would read in the afternoon after I got home from work while the sun came through the windows. Unfortately, when it got more evening time I would have to stop and wait for the next day. This was a great book to get me through this difficult week. Very humorous at times, it made me laugh outloud. The characters were so "unique". I am sure I won't long forget them.