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38 books.

Call Your Daughter Home

by: Deb Spera
Ave. Rating: 4.23
Pages: 352
Year Published: 2019 (2018)
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The Funeral Dress

by: Susan Gregg Gilmore
Ave. Rating: 3.95
Pages: 356
Year Published: 2013
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The Almost Sisters

by: Joshilyn Jackson
Ave. Rating: 3.95
Pages: 298
Year Published: 2017
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"I did not connect with protagonist for a while into the book, so it took me some time to get into it. But once I did I could not be stopped! There is a central conflict/mystery in the book and towards the end I found myself thinking, "These characters and the stories of their relationships growing and changing are so good, I don't really care if the mystery gets resolved." 👏 The romantic scenes had 0% cheese and 100% sweetness, it was the best. I loved watching the protagonist grow in her feelings of motherhood and her vision / calling for her own life. It was inspiring!

The idea of a Second South was a very helpful illustration. It's one I'll have to chew on for a while."
- katelynn
06/05/2018
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The Help

by: Kathryn Stockett
Ave. Rating: 4.47
Pages: 464
Year Published: 2009
Date Read: 09/06/2012
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Midnight at the Blackbird Café

by: Heather Webber
Ave. Rating: 4.06
Pages: 336
Year Published: 2019
Date Read: 04/07/2021
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The Sugar Queen

by: Sarah Addison Allen
Ave. Rating: 3.99
Pages: 290
Year Published: 2008
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"4.5"
- katelynn
05/02/2023
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The Peach Keeper

by: Sarah Addison Allen
Ave. Rating: 3.86
Pages: 273
Year Published: 2011
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"As with every other Allen book I've read, this was a delight from start to finish. It's thoroughly southern and magical. She writes romance so well!

The story was simple, but that didn't bother me. For this author, it's all about the setting and atmosphere and magic - with some great character growth thrown in for good measure. "
- katelynn
02/12/2020

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by: Fannie Flagg
Ave. Rating: 4.28
Pages: 416
Year Published: 2002 (1987)
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Where the Crawdads Sing

by: Delia Owens
Ave. Rating: 4.38
Pages: 384
Year Published: 2018
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"For most of the novel, this book was just okay. It was so much hardship, sadness, uncomfortable relationships... but what saves it is the setting. I felt fully immersed in the marsh life. I was definitely swept away by the romance of it. Between this and The Peanut Butter Falcon, it’s been a real Carolina coast love fest over here!

The ending was great. I felt satisfied."
- katelynn
04/09/2020
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The Unmaking of June Farrow

by: Adrienne Young
Ave. Rating: 4.16
Pages: 320
Year Published: 2023
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The Prayer Box (A Carolina Chronicles #1)

by: Lisa Wingate
Ave. Rating: 4.11
Pages: 384
Year Published: 2019 (2013)
Date Read: 06/14/2022
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Necessary Lies (Necessary Lies, #1)

by: Diane Chamberlain
Ave. Rating: 4.29
Pages: 368
Year Published: 2013
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When These Mountains Burn

by: David Joy
Ave. Rating: 4.07
Pages: 272
Year Published: 2020
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"Just ok. There was some beautiful writing in there, but overall the story just had so little to bring any sense of redemption or satisfaction. I don't mind a sad ending, but this was a blah ending. It felt kind of pointless."
- katelynn
01/20/2021
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Lost Lake (Lost Lake, #1)

by: Sarah Addison Allen
Ave. Rating: 3.89
Pages: 296
Year Published: 2014
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To Kill a Mockingbird

by: Harper Lee
Ave. Rating: 4.26
Pages: 323
Year Published: 2006 (1960)
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The Prayer Box (Carolina Heirlooms #1)

by: Lisa Wingate
Ave. Rating: 4.06
Pages: 400
Year Published: 2019 (2013)
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Evensong

by: Gail Godwin
Ave. Rating: 3.76
Pages: 432
Year Published: 2000 (1999)
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The Sound of Glass

by: Karen White
Ave. Rating: 4.06
Pages: 432
Year Published: 2015
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A Tangled Mercy

by: Joy Jordan-Lake
Ave. Rating: 4.09
Pages: 464
Year Published: 2017
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Bastard Out of Carolina

by: Dorothy Allison
Ave. Rating: 4.14
Pages: 320
Year Published: 2005 (1992)
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A Good Neighborhood

by: Therese Anne Fowler
Ave. Rating: 3.81
Pages: 311
Year Published: 2020
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Salvage the Bones

by: Jesmyn Ward
Ave. Rating: 3.96
Pages: 261
Year Published: 2011
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A Redbird Christmas

by: Fannie Flagg
Ave. Rating: 3.94
Pages: 193
Year Published: 2005 (2004)
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"Hallmark-y, but still nice. I appreciated the easy holiday read."
- katelynn
12/17/2022

The Secret Wisdom of the Earth

by: Christopher Scotton
Ave. Rating: 4.1
Pages: 466
Year Published: 2015
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The Homecoming of Samuel Lake

by: Jenny Wingfield
Ave. Rating: 4.11
Pages: 352
Year Published: 2011
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The Color Purple

by: Alice Walker
Ave. Rating: 4.27
Pages: 295
Year Published: 2004 (1982)
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The Bog Wife

by: Kay Chronister
Ave. Rating: 3.96
Pages: 336
Year Published: 2024
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Perennials

by: Julie Cantrell
Ave. Rating: 3.87
Pages: 368
Year Published: 2017
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One Foot in Eden

by: Ron Rash
Ave. Rating: 4.13
Pages: 214
Year Published: 2004 (2002)
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"4.5

Completely absorbing and haunting. Incredible sense of place and culture - I was wrapped up in each perspective character."
- katelynn
01/22/2022

Holding On To Nothing

by: Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne
Ave. Rating: 3.84
Pages: 262
Year Published: 2019
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Betty

by: Tiffany McDaniel
Ave. Rating: 4.41
Pages: 480
Year Published: 2020
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Missing Isaac

by: Valerie Fraser Luesse
Ave. Rating: 4.37
Pages: 352
Year Published: 2018
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The Endling

by: Deborah Maxey
Ave. Rating: 4.56
Pages: 298
Year Published: 2021
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"4.5"
- katelynn
05/09/2022