Book description
When Lena Fleet goes to college, she makes three promises to God: she
will stop fornicating with every boy she meets; never tell another lie
and never, ever go back to her hometown of Possett, Alabama. All she
wants from God in return is that He makes sure the body is never found...
But ten years later, it looks like God's going back on His deal. Lena's
high school archenemy appears on her doorstep, looking for the golden
haired football god who disappeared during their senior year. To make
matters worse, her African American boyfriend has issued her with an
ultimatum - introduce him to her lily-white family or he's gone...
While she would rather burn in a fire than let him meet her steel
magnolia Aunt Florence, her half-mad Mama, her sweet-as-pecan-pie cousin
Clarice and the rest of her eccentric and racist family, Lena realises
it is time to go home to Alabama and confront the past once and for
all... Joshilyn Jackson was born and grew up in the Deep South. A
former actress and award-winning teacher, she is now a full-time writer.
Joshilyn lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their two
children. You can visit her website at www. joshilynjackson. com.
