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- Grand Central Publishing
Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery
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.
Praise for A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
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Praise for A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty:
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"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)
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Highly immersive... a compelling page turner. - PW
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"A valentine to the bonds of family!" - Family Circle
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[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
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"[A] warm family story that teeters between emotional highs and lows, laughter and tears. Book groups will eat this up." - Library Journal
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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
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"A deeply felt, engaging story." - The Atlantic
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Snappy dialogue with a Southern twang, spiritual uplift and undeniably likable characters. - Kirkus Reviews
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