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Author lee smiths complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and. August 2010, critically acclaimed novelist susan gregg gilmore unravels the striking tale of a young womans search for love in the most unlikely of places while fighting against the injustice of her time in the american south. But it does happen, and it happened with the improper life of bezellia grove. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Dripping in southern culture, bezellia is drawn to maizelle and nathaniel, the black help, whom she finds comfort and family. Bezellia grove was born into the most prominent of nashville families, but that didnt stop her from having an alcoholic mother and a distant. Her nanny, maizelle, and nathaniel, the handyman, are the people who have taken care of her since she can remember. Bezellias life, even though she has physical luxuries, is far from easy.
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