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$44.99
ISBN: 9781664468252
| Runtime: | 11.60 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Critically acclaimed Southern author Bev Marshall portrays a family's struggle with forgiveness and change in her coming-of-age novel, set in 1963 Zebulon, Mississippi. When a handsome evangelist marries 13- year-old Layla's attractive mother, all seems idyllic. But soon her grandmother dies, her mother has a near-fatal accident, and a family member tries to rape her. After her mom interrupts the assault, Layla must do all she can to protect her-even consider perjury.Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Marshall has written another gem with rich, benighted characters whom small-town Southerners will recognize with affection or horror as one of their own friends, relatives, or unfortunate acquaintances.
—Library Journal
“The voice of Layla, the Mississippi-born narrator of this audio book features not a drawl, but a sweetness and earnest innocence that captivate the listener from the opening line. Liz Morton infuses the young speaker with an eager-to-please purity and clarity, maintaining a balance between Layla’s open personality and the cruelties of the world. Throughout the dramatic events that unfold in her life, Layla blends optimism with wisdom to overcome, or at least accept, the pain she encounters. Morton’s reading of the central character is an ideal performance of that role—she captures the contrasts that exist between a child's world and the world at large.”
—AudioFile
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Retail CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 11.60 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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