A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty

Description

Fifteen-year-old Mosey Slocumb - spirited, sassy and on the cusp of womanhood - is shaken when a small grave is unearthed in the backyard, and determined to figure out why it's there. Liza, her stroke-ravaged mother, is haunted by choices she made as a teenager. But it is Jenny, Mosey's strong and big-hearted grandmother, whose maternal love braids together the strands of the women's shared past - and who will stop at nothing to defend their future.

Joshilyn Jackson, a native of the Deep South, has worked as an actor and an award-winning teacher, and is now a writer and a mother of two. She is the author of GODS IN ALABAMA; BETWEEN, GEORGIA; THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING and BACKSEAT SAINTS. Jackson lives with her husband and children outside of Atlanta. Visit her website at www.joshilynjackson.com

Praise for A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty: "A mesmerizing tale of a family coping with the revelation of a secret that will change their lives... Jackson's most absorbing book yet, a lush, rich read with three very different but equally compelling characters at its core." - Kristine Huntley, Booklist (Starred Review) Highly immersive... a compelling page turner. - PW "A valentine to the bonds of family!" - Family Circle [There are] hundreds of moving parts in the machinery of Jackson's intricate mystery, all deliciously unraveled one tantalizing clue at a time. - Gina Webb, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "[A] warm family story that teeters between emotional highs and lows, laughter and tears. Book groups will eat this up." - Library Journal Jackson's signature style-the feisty, bighearted voice of Gods in Alabama and Backseat Saints-propels this funny, dark whodunit, where strong women who've made bad choices band together to come out on top. - Melissa Ruggieri, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A deeply felt, engaging story." - The Atlantic Snappy dialogue with a Southern twang, spiritual uplift and undeniably likable characters. - Kirkus Reviews