Books for Prep | |
by: Joshilyn Jackson  List Price: $6.99 Amazon.com's Price: $6.29 You Save: $0.70 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6 Format: Kindle Book Label: Grand Central Publishing Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: April 01, 2005 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Release Date: April 01, 2005 Studio: Grand Central Publishing Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: When Arlene Fleet headed off to college in Chicago, she made three promises to God: She would never again lie, never fornicate outside of marriage, and never, ever go back to her tiny hometown of Possett, Alabama (the "fourth rack of Hell"). All God had to do in exchange was to make sure the body of high school quarterback Jim Beverly was never found. Ten years later, Arlene has kept her promises, but an old schoolmate has recently turned up asking questions. And now Arlene-s African American beau has given her a tough ultimatum: introduce him to her family, or he-s gone. As she prepares to confront guilt, discrimination, and a decade of deception, Arlene is about to discover just how far she will go to find redemption--and love. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A great southern writerI can't recommend this (and Ms. Jackson's other books) highly enough. She brings a unique voice to southern literature and tells a ripping good yarn to boot. Rating:  - First and last book I'll read by this authorI find it difficult to understand how so many people could rate this book as highly as they have. I literally had to force myself through the 7th chapter and at the beginning of the 8th chapter decided to put it down. The protagonist in this story is an overly promiscuous murderer who falsely attempts to justify her utterly contemptible and immoral act of sleeping with every boy in her high school class as well as the murder of the star quarterback as heroic deeds in defense of her cousin. ... Read More Rating: - Hilarious read!I love this book so much that we used it for our bookclub last month. It's hilarious and wonderful and I would recommend this to anyone. Rating:  - An Unexpected Surprise!...So...I was at the library to check out 'Between, Georgia'...the other novel by this author, when I saw this book and figured I'd grab it as well. Glad I did! A very good story, and it'll keep you guessing till the end. You'll think you have everything figured out, but then there's a nice little twist when all is said and done. I will say, I was a little iffy on the main character. I found Arlene to be kinda strange, and her relationship with Burr was an odd one, but putting that aside, the ... Read More Rating: - You can run but you can't hide!Arlene made a promise to God. If she didn't get caught for the murder of Jim Beverly, she promises to not sleep with any more men and to never ever go back to her hometown in Alabama. Even if her aunt and mom call her up every week begging. Her boyfriend, Burr, thinks she won't go down there and introduce him to her family because she is embarrassed of him. They get into a tiff about it. Rose-Pop shows up at the college where Arlene works and wants to know what she knows about Jim ... Read More 
In association with Amazon.com | |