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Crazy Ladies : A NovelCrazy Ladies : A Novel by Michael Lee West
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Buy all three...Crazy, Mad, and Mermaids because you will want to keep reading one after another!! If you are from the south you will love it. I guarantee it!!
Mad Girls in Love: A NovelMad Girls in Love: A Novel by Michael Lee West
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Buy it...that is all I have to say.
Mermaids in the BasementMermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West
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See above comments.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A NovelDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A Novel by Rebecca Wells
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I love this book and Rebecca Wells is one of my top five writers. The movie didn't do this book justice.
Little Altars Everywhere: A NovelLittle Altars Everywhere: A Novel by Rebecca Wells
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Loved it!!
Ya-Yas in Bloom: A NovelYa-Yas in Bloom: A Novel by Rebecca Wells
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Great Book!!!!
The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder: A NovelThe Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder: A Novel by Rebecca Wells
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I know this book hasn't even come out yet, but I know it's going to be a classic like the rest.
Flannery O'Connor : Collected Works : Wise Blood / A Good Man Is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear It Away / Everything that Rises Must Converge / Essays & Letters (Library of America)Flannery O'Connor : Collected Works : Wise Blood / A Good Man Is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear It Away / Everything that Rises Must Converge / Essays & Letters (Library of America) by Flannery O'Connor
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What more can I say? She is and will always be the best writer to come out of the south.
Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories: At Fault / Bayou Folk / A Night in Acadie / The Awakening / Uncollected Stories (Library of America)Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories: At Fault / Bayou Folk / A Night in Acadie / The Awakening / Uncollected Stories (Library of America) by Kate Chopin
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She has an amazing talent. I love her style and epic shock endings. Just when you think you got her characters figured out she flips the script you. Read The Awakening first.
Terms of Endearment: A NovelTerms of Endearment: A Novel by Larry McMurtry
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Ol' Larry representin' Texas to the fullest. BEST writer to come out of the Lone Star State!!!
Bastard out of Carolina: (Plume Essential Edition)Bastard out of Carolina: (Plume Essential Edition) by Dorothy Allison
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This is the first book to ever make me cry. First author I ever seen shed light on domestic/child abuse without sugar-coating it with happy endings. This book is Real, raw, truthful, and powerful.
Their Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
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I was a sophomore in High School when I read this novel. Ever since then I've always wanted to write. Inspiring.
Eudora Welty : Complete Novels: The Robber Bridegroom, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, Losing Battles, The Optimist's Daughter (Library of America)Eudora Welty : Complete Novels: The Robber Bridegroom, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, Losing Battles, The Optimist's Daughter (Library of America) by Eudora Welty
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Just buy it...a must for southern lit!!!
Gone with the WindGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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This is my mom's favorite book of all-time. She actually named me Ashley because she loved this book so much.
William Faulkner : Novels 1930-1935 : As I Lay Dying, Sanctuary, Light in August, Pylon (Library of America)William Faulkner : Novels 1930-1935 : As I Lay Dying, Sanctuary, Light in August, Pylon (Library of America) by William Faulkner
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He might be complicated to read at first, but he is simply a genius.
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn
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I was a little kid when I first read this...great story from a real country western singer. The movie is great. Tommy Lee Jones is my favorite actor.
Mark Twain : Mississippi Writings : Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, Pudd'nhead Wilson (Library of America)Mark Twain : Mississippi Writings : Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, Pudd'nhead Wilson (Library of America) by Mark Twain
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The grandfather of southern literature.
Letter to My DaughterLetter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
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Inspiring and Thoughtful
I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
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Great memoir from the best poet. Ever.
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey NowWouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou
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Wisdom
And Still I RiseAnd Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
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Dr. Angelou...she needs no comments or reviews...she's the truth.
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Just one word...CLASSIC
Invisible ManInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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I read this book my junior year at U of Houston. It completely changed my outlook on american society. GREAT Novel.
The Collected Poems of Langston HughesThe Collected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
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There will never be another poet on Langston's level. He is better than Shakesphere!!