A Grown Up Kind of Pretty - Softcover

Jackson, Joshilyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446582360 ISBN 13: 9780446582360

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

A GROWN-UP KIND OF PRETTY is a powerful saga of three generations of women, plagued by hardships and torn by a devastating secret, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of family. Fifteen-year-old Mosey Slocumb-spirited, sassy, and on the cusp of womanhood-is shaken when a small grave is unearthed in the backyard, and determined to figure out why it's there. Liza, her stroke-ravaged mother, is haunted by choices she made as a teenager. But it is Jenny, Mosey's strong and big-hearted grandmother, whose maternal love braids together the strands of the women's shared past--and who will stop at nothing to defend their future.

About this title

About the Author:

Joshilyn Jackson, a native of the Deep South, has worked as an actor and an award-winning teacher, and is now a writer and a mother of two. She is the author of gods in Alabama; Between, Georgia; The Girl Who Stopped Swimming; and Backseat Saints. Jackson lives with her husband and children outside of Atlanta. Visit her website at www.joshilynjackson.com.

Review:

Praise for A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty:

"A mesmerizing tale of a family coping with the revelation of a secret that will change their lives... Jackson's most absorbing book yet, a lush, rich read with three very different but equally compelling characters at its core."―Kristine Huntley, Booklist (Starred Review)

"Highly immersive... a compelling page turner."―PW

"A valentine to the bonds of family!"
―Family Circle

"[There are] hundreds of moving parts in the machinery of Jackson's intricate mystery, all deliciously unraveled one tantalizing clue at a time."―Gina Webb, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"[A] warm family story that teeters between emotional highs and lows, laughter and tears. Book groups will eat this up."
―Library Journal

"Jackson's signature style-the feisty, bighearted voice of Gods in Alabama and Backseat Saints-propels this funny, dark whodunit, where strong women who've made bad choices band together to come out on top."―Melissa Ruggieri, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"A deeply felt, engaging story."
―The Atlantic

"Snappy dialogue with a Southern twang, spiritual uplift and undeniably likable characters."―Kirkus Reviews

"Three generations of Slocumbs grapple with deep-buried family secrets in this entertaining Southern whodunit."―All You Magazine

"Compelling....Jackson introduces some truly appalling villains as well as a handful of affable supporting characters... The Slocumb women are easy to root for."―Hannah Sampson, Miami Herald-Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0446582360
• ISBN 13: 9780446582360
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 351