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by Joshilyn Jackson
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EricaO
EricaO rated it 13 years ago
I had the rare opportunity to sit and read this book over the course of a couple of days so I was really able to get into the story. Normally, I take weeks to finish a book and all the stopping and starting makes it hard to get caught up in what's going on. Maybe the fact that I could read it all in...
Literary Marie's Precision Reviews
Literary Marie's Precision Reviews rated it 13 years ago
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty is the saga of three generations. Every 15 years something happens to the Slocumb women. Ginny "Big" got pregnant with Liza when she was 15 years old. Liza also became a mother at 15 years old. Now that Mosey is 15, her grandmother "Big" and mother, Liza, are doing everythi...
Shelly's Book Journal
Shelly's Book Journal rated it 13 years ago
Three women. Grandmother. Mother. Daughter. A mysterious baby buried in the back yard - and the mystery of who this baby is consumes these women. As they search for the answer, other mysteries unfold themselves from the web of the past.I loved this book!!!! It was a story of truth and identity. ...
julieharrison
julieharrison rated it 13 years ago
I love Joshilyn Jackson - she's the kind of writer who has those great lines, the unique observations expressed in the perfect way, that make you want to read all of her books. This multi-generational story had an element of mystery, and plenty of great lines. The way it all came together wasn't com...
Dem
Dem rated it 56 years ago
I really enjoy southern fiction and was looking forward to A Grown-up kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson. Having read and loved Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe I am always scouting for a southern read to draw me in just like that book did.The plot for A grown up kind of pretty really g...
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