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Southern Scenes
From Texas with its tall tales to the Atlantic states with their often Tara-sized dramas, these stories share some of the flavor of the South.  Print Friendly Format |
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Wolf Whistle by Lewis Nordan [Fic Nor] From Library Journal: "The wolf whistle of the title comes from Bobo, a black teenager from Chicago visiting in Arrow Catcher, Mississippi. Directed at the wife of the town's most prominent white resident, this whistle soon leads to Bobo's murder. Based on the Emmett Till lynching…." |
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Preacher's Boy by Terry Pringle [Fic Pri] From Publisher's Weekly: "It's not easy to be a preacher's son in a town chock-full of people happy to inform your Baptist father of every sin you've committed and a few they wish you'd try your hand at. The daily battles between Michael Page and his upright father spill out the doors of the church into every aspect of their lives." |
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Choices by Mary Lee Settle [Fic Set] From Booklist: "From social debutante to gutsy old lady, Melinda Kregg Dunston has led a life no one would have expected of her. Born into high society in Richmond, Virginia, she decides early on that one's own wants and desires should take a backseat to helping others." |
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Outer Banks by Anne Rivers Siddons [Fic Sid] From the Publisher: "Four young women bound by rare, blinding, early friendship- they spend two idyllic spring breaks at Nag's Head, North Carolinas…. Now thirty years later, they are coming back." Suggested for all ages |
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Saving Grace by Lee Smith [Fic Smi] From Barnes & Noble.com: "… a darkly comic and compelling novel about Gracie, blessed with a gift she doesn't want, who pursues earthly and divine love on a road that comes to a disturbing but inevitable conclusion." Suggested for all ages |
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Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler [Fic Tyl] From The Reader's Catalog: "A moving portrait of a married couple caught in the normalcy of life's later years." Suggested for all ages |
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