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Gods in Alabama

By: Joshilyn Jackson
Narrated by: Catherine Taber
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 For 10 years Arlene has kept her promises, and God has kept His end of the bargain. Until now. When an old schoolmate from Possett turns up at Arlene's door in Chicago asking questions about Jim Beverly, former quarterback and god of Possett High, Arlene's break with her former hometown is forced to an end. At the same time, Burr, her long-time boyfriend, has raised an ultimatum: introduce him to her family or consider him gone. Arlene loves him dearly but knows her lily white (not to mention deeply racist)Southern Baptist family will not understand her relationship with an African American boyfriend. Reluctantly, Arlene bows to the pressure, and she and Burr embark on the long-avoided road trip back home. As Arlene digs through guilt and deception, her patched-together alibi begins to unravel, and she discovers how far she will go for love and a chance at redemption. Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction United States World Literature Witty
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I read this story years ago, but had lost the book sometime ago after moving houses. Decided I wanted to read it again, but have found it hard to read a book and breast feed a baby, (especially at night when I need darkness to put the baby to sleep), so I got the audiobook instead. The narrator is good and I found I could get into the story easily with her narration. What distracted me was the background music. I found it didn’t set the scene for me, but pulled me out of it, because I’d found myself thinking about how ridiculous it (the music) sounded.

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