Janet
10th August 2006, 21:16
The ‘Blurb’
When Lena Fleet goes to college, she makes three promises to God: she will stop fornicating with every boy she meets; never tell another lie and never, ever go back to her hometown of Possett, Alabama. All she wants from God in return is that He makes sure the body is never found...But ten years later, it looks like God's going back on His deal. Lena's high school archenemy appears on her doorstep, looking for the golden haired football god who disappeared during their senior year. To make matters worse, her African Amercian boyfriend has issued her with an ultimatum - introduce him to her lily-white family or he's gone...While she would rather burn in a fire than let him meet her steel magnolia Aunt Florence, her half-mad Mama, her sweet-as-pecan-pie cousin Clarice and the rest of her eccentric and racist family, Lena realises it is time to go home to Alabama and confront the past once and for all...
I read this whilst staying with my Aunt in Cumbria for a few days, and I really enjoyed it. I had it on my ‘wishlist’ a long time ago.
I’m not going to say much about it, apart from the fact that it’s a good story, and nice and short, so I’d say it’s perfect for a holiday read!
The paperback is 275 pages long and is published by Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks. The ISBN number is 034089668X.
7½ /10
When Lena Fleet goes to college, she makes three promises to God: she will stop fornicating with every boy she meets; never tell another lie and never, ever go back to her hometown of Possett, Alabama. All she wants from God in return is that He makes sure the body is never found...But ten years later, it looks like God's going back on His deal. Lena's high school archenemy appears on her doorstep, looking for the golden haired football god who disappeared during their senior year. To make matters worse, her African Amercian boyfriend has issued her with an ultimatum - introduce him to her lily-white family or he's gone...While she would rather burn in a fire than let him meet her steel magnolia Aunt Florence, her half-mad Mama, her sweet-as-pecan-pie cousin Clarice and the rest of her eccentric and racist family, Lena realises it is time to go home to Alabama and confront the past once and for all...
I read this whilst staying with my Aunt in Cumbria for a few days, and I really enjoyed it. I had it on my ‘wishlist’ a long time ago.
I’m not going to say much about it, apart from the fact that it’s a good story, and nice and short, so I’d say it’s perfect for a holiday read!
The paperback is 275 pages long and is published by Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks. The ISBN number is 034089668X.
7½ /10