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A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty

A Novel

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By Joshilyn Jackson

Read by Joshilyn Jackson

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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.

  • "A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty proves again that Joshilyn Jackson is one the best writers of the new generation. This spellbinding novel unfolds through the voices of three women in one family: a grandmother, a mother, a young daughter. Jackson renders each of these women with vivid tenderness, ferocity, and great humor, so that the family itself becomes the fourth vital character in the story. You will find yourself rooting for them all, to the very last page."
    Mark Childress, author of Georgia Bottoms and Crazy in Alabama
  • "Reading A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty feels a lot like falling in love: giddy and enthralling and a little bit dangerous. It's a heart-thumping mystery, an edge-of-your-seat drama, and a fiercely sweet comedy all at once, with a fistful of crazy-brave characters who reach from up the wild pages and grip your heart. I loved this book about what it means to be a family for its big heart, its pitch-perfect dialogue and the clever plot twists I've come to expect from Jackson. Book clubs take note: Here's your next pick!"
    Sara Gruen, NYT bestselling author of Water for Elephants and Ape House
  • "Madness! Mayhem! Laughter! Tears! Emotional rollercoasters, old lies and an unmarked grave propel the Slocumb women into action. Joshilyn Jackson's signature style explodes inA GROWN-UP KIND OF PRETTY. Buckle up and enjoy!"
    Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Very Valentine

On Sale
Jan 25, 2012
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781611139921

Joshilyn Jackson

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 AlabamaBetween, GeorgiaThe Girl Who Stopped Swimming; A Grown Up Kind of Pretty, and Backseat Saints. Jackson lives with her husband and children in Decatur, Georgia.

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