Between, Georgia

by Joshlyn Jackson
Fic Jackson

This is a gorgeous book about families, love, and how love creates families. The characters are beautiful and flawed and I love the touch of mystery that Jackson always puts in her books.

Nonny Frett is in the middle of plenty of difficult situations. She has two families; the Fretts, who "stole" her and raised her right; and the Crabtrees, who lost her and can't forget that they've been done wrong. But Nonny has moved away from Between, Georgia to get away from all that. Still, problems seem to find her. While in the middle of a divorce, her husband tries to lull her back to their comfortable but unhealthy marriage and Nonny returns to Between to escape the bad situation.

"Nonny Frett understands the meanings of "rock" and "hard place" better than any other woman ever born. She's got two mothers ...more  Upon her return, Nonny finds that Between, Georgia, population 90, is ever the same. A feud that began the night Nonny was born is escalating, and a random act of violence will set the torch to a thirty-year-old stash of highly flammable secrets.

I was listening to this book on cd in the car and there were lots of times when I took the long way or sat in my car to hear what happened next. It didn't do much for my gas milage but it was great for my stress reduction!

I ADORE THIS BOOK!

Summer is over, the fun is not!

Summer reading is over. School has started. But there are still plenty of things to do at the library.

My Life is an Open Book speaker series kicks off with author Chuck Barris, who will discuss his book Della at the Main Library on Thursday, August 19, 6 p.m. Other speakers in this series include Joe Bonsall, John Carter Cash, John Thorndike, and Toni Murden McClure. For more information click here!

The library will continue to offer free computer classes in computers and the internet, job hunting and resume skills, e-mail basics, social networking, and more. Classes are offered at various times throughout the day and evening for your convenience. Plus, we now offer two classes taught entirely in Spanish.

For teens there are plenty of great books to try and also some fun activities. In September we are doing a write. sketch. watch. series where teens will get a chance to experiment with words, drawing pencils, and watch a movie. See the calendar for more details.

In addition to all this, we have children's special events and reguarly scheduled children's storytimes. It's busy at the library but we think it's all fun!