From the award winning author of A Soft Place to Land and A Place at the Table comes a tale of three vibrant and unique Southern women'Louise, Caroline, and Missy'as their lives intersect in unexpected and extraordinary ways. From the outside, Louise Parker seems like a proper Southern matron. But i
Bound South
โ Scribed by Susan Rebecca White
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Year
- 2009;2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 282 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1416560637
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โฆ Synopsis
From the award winning author of A Soft Place to Land and A Place at the Table comes a tale of three vibrant and unique Southern women--Louise, Caroline, and Missy--as their lives intersect in unexpected and extraordinary ways.
From the outside, Louise Parker seems like a proper Southern matron. But inside, Louise seethes. She's thwarted by her seemingly perfect husband, frustrated with her talented but rebellious daughter, scarred by her philandering father, and exasperated by her unstable mother. Louise simply doesn't know how to stop playing the role she's been starring in for her entire life.
A gifted actress, Louise's daughter Caroline can make any character seem real when she takes the stage. But Caroline is lost when it comes to relationships, especially when dealing with her mother. When Caroline's young, handsome drama teacher seduces her, she can't resist. But her forbidden affair will lead Caroline to a...
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