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The courage to change doesn't come easy. When Opal Sullivan walks out on an abusive husband after 15 years, she has only her dreams in her pocket. Her new beginning starts in Appalachian River country, where she sees a bit of herself in a graceful but dilapidated house. Like Opal, the house is worn-out and somewhat beaten up, but it still stands proudly and deserves a second chance.
So Opal opens her doors - and her heart - to a parade of unforgettable characters. There's sassy Bette Smith with her cantaloupe-colored hair and four-inch heels; short-tempered Gloria and her devilish son, Troy; the mysterious Dana, who dresses in black and keeps exclusively nocturnal hours; a dog named "Bear" who is afraid of his own shadow; and Jack, who doesn't mind hanging out with an OBBWA (old black broad with an attitude). It is Jack who helps Opal understand a funny thing about life: You can't move forward if you keep looking back.
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Classic Beth, highly recommend!!
- By Susan on 12-22-16
By: Beth Moore
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Ain't She Sweet?
- By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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The girl everybody loves to hate has returned to the town she'd sworn to leave behind forever. As the rich, spoiled princess of Parrish, Mississippi, Sugar Beth Carey had broken hearts, ruined friendships, and destroyed reputations. But 15 years have passed, and now she's come home - broke, desperate, and too proud to show it. The people of Parrish don't believe in forgive and forget. But none of them have reckoned on the unexpected strength of a woman who's learned survival the hard way.
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wonderfully read
- By older reader on 06-14-20
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Tryin' To Sleep In the Bed You Made
- By: Virginia DeBerry, Donna Grant
- Narrated by: Fran L. Washington
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Gayle was the beauty who believed that a man could make her life complete. Patricia was the intellectual who thought that rising to the top of her career would make her happy. And then there is Marcus Carter, who has been linked to both Gayle and Pat since the tragedy that occurred when they were all children. Can either one save him from himself? Can friends survive a love that comes between them? Each of them gets what she wants, but no one counts on the price they have to pay.
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Better with each chapter!
- By Cyn B. on 02-09-16
By: Virginia DeBerry, and others
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Coyote Dream
- By: Jessica Davis Stein
- Narrated by: Julie Dretzin
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Sarah Friedman journeys to the Southwest to buy art for her family's New York gallery. Determined to put aside personal disappointments, she seeks new perspectives in the serenity of the desert landscape. Then her car breaks down on a Navajo reservation near the home of an aloof artist. And soon she will have to choose between love and duty, commitment and freedom - and learn to fight for what matters most.
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GREAT
- By Texasrodie on 06-20-10
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Magnolia Nights
- By: Ashley Farley
- Narrated by: Steven Menasche, Rachel Jacobs, Rebecca Gibel
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Ellie Pringle has spent endless hours and countless dollars working with a therapist to remember the lost years of her childhood. She's baffled and more than a little intrigued when the grandmother she hasn't seen in 34 years dies and leaves her a fortune. The time has come to face her past in person. Still reeling from a recent breakup of a long-term relationship, and with nothing to keep her in San Francisco, Ellie packs her meager belongings and boards a plane for the South Carolina Lowcountry.
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Magnolia Nights
- By Kindle Customer on 01-18-19
By: Ashley Farley
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Sex, Murder, and a Double Latte
- By: Kyra Davis
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Thriller scribe Sophie Katz is as hard-boiled as a woman who drinks Grande Caramel Brownie Frappuccionos can be. So Sophie knows it's not paranoia, or post-divorce, living-alone-again jitters, when she becomes convinced that a crazed reader is sneaking into her apartment to reenact scenes from her books. The police, however, can't tell a good plot from an unmarked grave.
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Disappointing
- By Autumn on 01-01-06
By: Kyra Davis
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Crimes by Moonlight
- Mysteries from the Dark Side
- By: Charlaine Harris - author/editor
- Narrated by: Natalie Ross
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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In number-one New York Times best-selling author Charlaine Harris’s "Dahlia Underground,” venerable vampire Dahlia Lynley-Chivers survives an attack by an anti-vampire terrorist group, only to show them they tried to blow up the wrong bloodsucker. Bailey Ruth Raeburn, a ghost assigned to assist humans in trouble, steps into the middle of a marital dispute with surprising twists in Carolyn Hart’s “Riding High”....
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Pleasantly surprised
- By Bonnie on 08-06-11
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The Dead Cat Bounce
- By: Sarah Graves
- Narrated by: Lindsay Ellison
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Since she bought her rambling fixer-upper of a house, Jacobia Tiptree has gotten used to finding things broken. But her latest problem isn't so easily repaired. Along with the rotting floor joists and sagging support beams, there's the little matter of the dead man in Jake's storeroom, an ice pick planted firmly in his cranium. Jake's unknown guest turns out to be local boy turned billionaire Threnody McIlwaine.
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too slow of a story...
- By Annette on 03-13-18
By: Sarah Graves
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Far From the Tree
- By: Virginia DeBerry, Donna Grant
- Narrated by: Fran L. Washington
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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Celeste English and Ronnie Frazier are sisters, but they couldn't be more different. Celeste is a doctor's wife, living a perfect and elegant façade. But secretly, her marriage is falling apart and her need to control people around her threatens to destroy them all. Ronnie is an actress, living in New York. But she has no money, she has no home, and her life is held together by "chewing gum, paper clips, and spit." When their father dies, the sisters inherit a house in Prosper, North Carolina.
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My Favorite Book So Far, by Far!
- By Dee on 04-19-09
By: Virginia DeBerry, and others
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Weekend Warriors
- Sisterhood, Book 1
- By: Fern Michaels
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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On the surface, these seven women are as different as can be - but each has had her share of bad luck, from cheating husbands to sexist colleagues to a legal system that often doesn't do its job. Now, drawn together by tragedy, they're forging a bond that will help them right the wrongs committed against them and discover an inner strength they didn't know they had. The Sisterhood is learning that when bad things happen, you can roll over and play dead...or you can get up fighting...
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Weekend Warriors
- By Ms Mare on 04-04-09
By: Fern Michaels
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On the Right Side of a Dream
- A Novel
- By: Sheila Williams
- Narrated by: Lizan Mitchell
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Having escaped her urban existence, middle-aged Juanita Lewis enjoys her new life in Paper Moon, Montana - but she still has a long list of places she wants to visit. With her true love's blessing, she embarks on a journey of American exploration. When her eccentric friend Millie suddenly dies, however, she rushes home and learns she has inherited Millie's bed-and-breakfast. At last Juanita has it all - true love and financial independence! But does this diner cook turned entrepreneur have too much on her plate? This novel overflows with gentle, self-effacing humor.
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My review
- By DemiE on 05-15-19
By: Sheila Williams
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- B JHill
- 11-21-20
Loved the book
l loved this book. The characters were interesting with twists and there were serious characters and whimsical ones just like in life. It was a phenomenal way to get the message about DV
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- sharon
- 12-14-16
Excellent story
I enjoyed all the characters especially Troy , and Danna. I also enjoyed the journey and strength of the main character.
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- Faunus
- 02-12-21
Another soul touching and empowering book!
Opal Sullivan is a married to her husband Ted and they have a small daughter Imani. But sadly this isn't a happy marriage as Opal suffers from domestic abuse from her husband and finally tries to walk out of the marriage after 15 years of abuse. Opal starts her journey at a Woman's Shelter and ends up getting a home of her own that she opens up to other women who are seeking refuge from their abusive relationships or troubles and works along side the local women's shelter to bring healing and second chances to the women who come to her front door.
This book follows Opal and a whole cast of characters as they navigate their troubled past, abusive relationships, and seek second chances and fresh new beginnings in their lives. Sheila Williams always, always, has a way of touching your very spirit and moving you emotionally. I have read her books Dancing On The Edge Of The Roof and On The Right Side Of A Dream and loved those! This book, Shade Of My Own Tree, once again reminded me why I love Sheila Williams's writing. I never have anything negative to say about her books. Sheila Williams usually writes about women, their struggles, and their ability to overcome those struggles. Her books have a real and sad truth to them which can be heartbreaking, sad, triggering at times, eye opening, and stirring. But she always leaves you with hope, empowerment, wisdom, and the ability to find your inner strength to move forward as all of her characters tend to do.
I really connected to Opal and a few of the other characters in this book. I was laughing, gasping in surprise, and angry at times through the story. This book can be triggering as it does deal with domestic abuse throughout the book and even talks about how these women were abused, but it also discusses a lot more on the resilience of the human spirit through dark times, how everyone can get that second chance to be happy, and how to move forward and reclaim your life when you aren't even sure how to. Patricia R. Floyd does a fabulous job narrating this story as well. She has a very good pace in her reading and the emotion and depth she brings to the characters really brings the book to life.
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- Nichole F.
- 05-10-19
Im not sure if I wanted this book to end
This book was full of the hard truths about so many women and the effects of domestic violence. It was a book that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I evaluated my own life and questioned if I am pushing hard enough to reach my destiny.
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- Laine
- 08-16-24
Insightful!
Very engaging and definitely pulls at the heartstrings! It’s not only about letting go, renewing your commitment to self-preservation, but also an understanding of what it means to forgive…yourself!
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-23-24
Opals ability to find hope after being in such a toxic situation That caused her so much harm
I love this book I honestly thought that the story was well written, I liked how Opal was able to find herself again, and even after everything she went through, she still opened her home to help others in similar situations .
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- Ms.Bridget E.
- 10-30-18
A touch of my own life
Altogether phenomenal! No okay words come to mind. Me in this book, thank you kindly.
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- Michelle
- 09-30-23
When Is The Movie Coming Out?!!!
Excellent Excellent Excellent. Story line, Characters, the read, excellent. I watched this story play out in my head. Wonderfully written. I can't wait to see it play out as a movie or better yet...a mini series.
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- L Michele
- 08-14-21
Great Listen…but 1 problem.
Opal could have avoided all the unnecessary harassment from Ted had she just called and reported him continuously violating the damn restraining order. Otherwise great listen!
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- LATOYA LEWIS
- 01-31-21
when the leaves fall
Freedom beats bandage anyday! Opal use to walk on egg shells with high heels to avoid being abused from her husband Ted. She left him 4 times, and came back 4 times. Her daughter Imani saw it all, the police department knew her by name, she stopped going to church because she was ashamed. Like many women, they think their children don't know but oohh do they know. Whew, this book here is heavy. Opal became a shadow mother. When Imani turned 18 she left for college and never returned. I dunno why Opal stayed but she did. The insecurities.....on both sides is crippling, literally and figuratively. The possession and illusion of control is disgusting. One day she couldn't take no more beatings and tongue lashings and left. She ended up at a shelter. Which turn out to be the best decision she made. She was able to get help, made friends, bought a house and helped other women by letting them take shelter in her home. Of course Ted, came looking gor her and was mad as you know what because he lost his control, his power. He never saw his wife happy, and standing up yo him. Opal had a difficult but needed conversation with Imani about her abusive father and not falling for the same type of men. Although sad, it's a refreshing book. It shows that it doesn't rain all the time. Sheila Williams' visualizing descriptions keeps me hanging on for more, they are all truly something else. #Book8of2021 #bookworm #whatsnext
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