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The Right Thing by Amy
Conner
Expected Publication: May
27, 2014
Publisher: Kensington
Synopsis...
On a scorching August day in 1963, seven-year-old Annie Banks meets the
girl who will become her best friend. Skinny, outspoken Starr Dukes and her
wandering preacher father may not be accepted by polite society in Jackson,
Mississippi, but Annie and Starr are too busy sharing secrets and playing
elaborate games of Queen for a Day to care. Then, as suddenly as she appeared
in Annie's life, Starr disappears.
Annie grows up to follow the path ordained for pretty, well-to-do Jackson
women--marrying an ambitious lawyer, filling her days with shopping and charity
work. She barely recognizes Starr when they meet twenty-seven years after that
first fateful summer, but the bond formed so long ago quickly reemerges. Starr,
pregnant by a powerful married man who wants her to get out of town, has
nowhere to turn. And Annie, determined not to fail her friend this time, agrees
to drive Starr to New Orleans to get money she's owed.
During the eventful road trip that follows, Annie will confront the gap
between friendship and responsibility between her safe, ordered existence and
the dreams she's grown accustomed to denying.
Moving, witty, and beautifully told, The Right Thing is a story of love
and courage, the powerful impact of friendship, and the small acts that can anchor
a life--or, with a little luck, steer it in the right direction at last.
Why I Can’t Wait…
Sounds
like the perfect summer read. Plus we share a birthday!
Feel
free to link me to yours.
This is new to me, sounds like a great read! thanks for introducing me to it :) Great pick, I hope you enjoy :)
ReplyDeleteThis does sound like a good summer read! The cover alone is enough to make me want to read it. ;)
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard of this one but it really does sound like a great friendship story. :)
ReplyDeleteHere's mine
Kirsty @ StudioReads
Sounds like such a good book.
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