Between, Georgia

 Fiction by Joshilyn Jackson

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Nonny is from Between, Georgia, a small town where her birth family and her adopted family both live in an uneasy truce that could erupt into a full scale war at any time. Meanwhile she is trying to make a life in nearby Athens, and wavering about finalizing her divorce from Johnno, her charming but unfaithful estranged husband.  But a crisis will call Nonny back to Between, and she will have to finally make some hard decisions. 

This was a really good story with great characters. 

I also read recently by this author: The Girl Who Stopped Swimming

First Witness

 Fiction by 

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Emily is a lawyer who hasn’t been back to her small hometown in twenty years. When a bad breakup and other circumstances send her there, nearly the first person she sees is her old high school boyfriend, and he’s being arrested for murder! Will she take his case? (Duh.)

This was an okay legal thriller, light on the “thrill” part. I was surprised by the ending. 

Honk and Holler Opening Soon

 Fiction by Billie Letts

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This was a folksy little story about a small town in Oklahoma and the people who live there. It was a fun and easy read.

Big Lies in a Small Town

 Fiction by Diane Chamberlain

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Jesse Williams, a successful modern painter with a passion for helping the young struggling artist, has recently died. In his will, he sets instructions for the restoration of a late-1930's WPA mural that he wishes to be installed for the opening of  his new museum. But he has very specific instructions about the mural that he wants his daughter to carry out, one of which involves getting a young woman released from jail to do the work.

The story goes back and forth between 1939, when the mural is first being painted, and the restoration of the mural in 2018. It's a good book with some surprises in store! 

I also read recently by this author: Necessary Lies