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by Joshilyn Jackson Arlene made three promises when she left to go to college. She swore to herself and to God that she wouldn't sleep with every boy that crossed her path, that she wouldn't tell another lie, and that she would never, under any circumstances, go back to Possett, Alabama. When Rose Mae Lolley, the popular girl Arlene had gone to school with and had abhorred even more then, shows up at her door asking about Rose Mae's old flame, who was the star quarterback, Arlene is pulled back into the terrors of what had made her make those promises so long ago. Along with her fiancé, Burr, who is black, Arlene makes the long trip home to Aunt Florence and Uncle Bruster's house in Possett. She is determined not to let Rose Mae Lolley dredge up the skeletons of a past better left buried under the kudzu. I've been intrigued about reading this book since I first heard about it, and I was right to be so anxious. Filled with suspenseful tragedy and wry wit, Jackson has penned a masterpiece of small-town truth with all the trimmings. The characters are wonderfully unique and the story itself is one that will trap the reader in limbo long after the last word is read. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who is up for a little bit of hometown chaos and a whole lot of suspense. |
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