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Southern Ruby

By: Belinda Alexandra
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Forbidden love. Family secrets. A twist of fate. The stunning new generational saga from Belinda Alexandra, best-selling author of Tuscan Rose and White Gardenia.

In New Orleans - the city of genteel old houses covered in Spanish moss, of seductive nightlife, of Creole, voodoo and jazz - two women separated by time and tragedy will find each other at last.

Amanda, orphaned as a child and suffering the loss of her beloved grandmother, has left Sydney in search of a family she never knew. Ruby, constrained by the expectations of society and class, is carrying a lifetime of secrets. Amanda's arrival sparks revelations long buried: a double life, a forbidden love, and a loss that cannot be forgotten.

Southern Ruby is a sweeping story of love, passion, family and honour. Alternating in time between the 1950s and the eve of Hurricane Katrina, it is also a tribute to a city heady with music, drama, history and superstition which has borne the tumults of race and class and the fury of nature but has never given up hope.

©2014 Belinda Alexandra (P)2016 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Fiction Women's Fiction New Orleans

Critic Reviews

"Filled with glamour, heartbreak, drama and suspense." ( The Age)
"Intrigue, passion, betrayal - all the ingredients for a must-read novel." ( Woman's Day)
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The Narrater and story was wonderful and created another world. I felt like I was there.

I could not turn it off for two days straight!

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finished this book in 2 days because i couldn't stop listening! Great story with many twists and turns, loved it.

Awesome!

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I was a little hesitant to listen to this because of the reviews about the accent, but the storyline completely distracts you from it! It's full of twists and turns.. I couldn't get enough!

WOW!! My fave book so far!

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Great book. Loved the story between today and years ago. Loved reading (hearing) about New Orleans back in the day and what happened during Katrina.
If you can get past the TERRIBLE southern accent like I did, you'll enjoy it!

Great story!

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Southern Ruby is yet another fabulous novel by Belinda Alexandra. I loved it.
Her research is amazing, it was thought provoking, entertaining and fascinating. I have all her books and cant wait for the next. A truly talented writer. Highly recommended.

Fabulous story

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