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'Joshilyn Jackson's stellar debut has all the elements of great southern fiction, a plucky heroine with a sense of humour, a gripping tale and a mysterious dead body that needs explanation. Arlene Fleet, with a crystal clear voice and purpose takes the reader on a wild ride of despair, hope and redemption that no reader is likely to ever forget. What a storyteller! What a new, original voice!'
Adriana Trigiani, author of Lucia, Lucia
'Now there's a new Southern talent and Jackson's debut is a startling page turner... This is a beautifully crafted, sassy novel, where nothing is quite as it seems, and the way the final pieces of the jigsaw slot together... should surprise even the most jaded of readers.' (Glamour )
'This winning novel is the kind that readers crave: you can't stop turning the pages, but you wish it would never end. If Gods in Alabama becomes a best-seller, I won't be a bit surprised'
Christina Schwarz, author of Drowning Ruth
'If you're looking for a lively, fun, yet compelling read, you've come to the right place!' (Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife )
'I couldn't put this book down. From the first chapter, the plot leaps forward, and it doesn't stop twisting and turning until the last page . . . Funky and cool' (Melanie Sumner, author of The School of Beauty )
'GODS IN ALABAMA is a compelling, darkly humorous read that kept me turning the pages' (Haywood Smith, author of The Red Hats Ride Agai )
Adriana Trigiani, author of Lucia, Lucia
'Now there's a new Southern talent and Jackson's debut is a startling page turner... This is a beautifully crafted, sassy novel, where nothing is quite as it seems, and the way the final pieces of the jigsaw slot together... should surprise even the most jaded of readers.' (Glamour )
'This winning novel is the kind that readers crave: you can't stop turning the pages, but you wish it would never end. If Gods in Alabama becomes a best-seller, I won't be a bit surprised'
Christina Schwarz, author of Drowning Ruth
'If you're looking for a lively, fun, yet compelling read, you've come to the right place!' (Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife )
'I couldn't put this book down. From the first chapter, the plot leaps forward, and it doesn't stop twisting and turning until the last page . . . Funky and cool' (Melanie Sumner, author of The School of Beauty )
'GODS IN ALABAMA is a compelling, darkly humorous read that kept me turning the pages' (Haywood Smith, author of The Red Hats Ride Agai )
SARAH BROADHURST, THE BOOKSELLER, 2005
'I was completely captivated. It is for the Alice Hoffman, Rebecca Wells market and very good'
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bit of a cliche but I just couldn't put this down. There are so many books out there that you feel you've read before, but this is just so different. Right at the start you're intrigued to learn that the heroine Arlene promised God that she'd never go back to her family in Alabama as long as he made sure that the body of the 'god' that she killed in high school was never found. Then you start to uncover what led up to the murder and there are loads of twists along the way. It wasn't just the mystery that had me hooked though - the Deep South setting and the eccentric characters are brilliant, especially Arlene who is fiery, funny and sad and had me cheering her on to the end. A refreshingly good book from a writer who I'm definitely going to look out for in the future.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although this debut could never top the tales of the Deep South as written by Fannie Flagg, Jackson shows talent in depicting the tragic in a way which is easy to relate to. It is well worth reading this book for the falshbacks alone, which set the real tone of the story - allowing readers to sample the ups and downs of living along the southern bible belt. For anyone who has ever had a skeleton in their carefully arranged closet; this book is for you.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is something far too cosy about this rather cutie-pie girlhood in Alabama novel. Something rather too teen-slot about its overheated sexual longings and bad behaviour. Lena (or Arlene, depending upon who you are talking to), has a black boyfriend, Burr (a name that almost tells you all you need to know about him), but that's not the reason why she has stayed away in Chicago for ten years or more rather than go home for any holidays or Christmas dinners. Something happened when she and her cousin Clarice were teenagers (a rape and a death, or so Lena thinks).
Everything is satisfactorily brought into the open at long last and things aren't as bad as Lena imagined. The problem is Lena - whether in girlhood or adulthood, she's the same ditsy half-wit who can't really see what's under her nose. This was an okay read, especially towards the denouement when irritating things about Lena are explained. So so.
Everything is satisfactorily brought into the open at long last and things aren't as bad as Lena imagined. The problem is Lena - whether in girlhood or adulthood, she's the same ditsy half-wit who can't really see what's under her nose. This was an okay read, especially towards the denouement when irritating things about Lena are explained. So so.
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Great storyteller
I didn't know what to expect from "Gods in Alabama" but I was pleasantly surprised, what a storyteller. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Nan
Love,Love Love it!
This little, well written book packs a punch and I loved every moment of this verbal ride.
I didn't know what to expect out of this and I was beyond surprised... Read more
I didn't know what to expect out of this and I was beyond surprised... Read more
Published 16 months ago by RimA
A very surprising read - well worth it !
I picked this book up at a Christmas Fayre mainly because I liked the front cover, the title and the blurb drew me in. Read more
Published 17 months ago by The Mogster
Easy to read, not memorable
I'm not a lover of chick-lit, and although this technically isn't part of that genre, this is the closest I would venture. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2009
Entertaining
I read this book in three or four sittings and loved the characters more as the story progressed. My favourite was Aunt Florence, laughing out loud at the way she spoke to the... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2009 by Morag Noakes
Are There Really Gods in Alabama?
Not a bad attempt at a first novel, but like many other writers' first novels, Gods in Alabama is a very basic start for Jackson in which the plot simply floats along with not much... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2008 by Whatchulookinat?
Synopsis from back cover
When Lena Fleet went to college, she promised God she would stop fornicating with every boy she met, never tell another lie and never, ever go back to her hometown in Alabama. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2008 by Mary_10
Disappointing, unbelievable ...pointless.
I was disappointed in this book; I felt the plot denouement was far-fetched and ridiculous and it made me feel that I had wasted my time reading it.
Published on 17 Sep 2008 by Becky Sharpe
I want more!
5 stars, because I was completely gripped while reading it and it stayed with me after I'd put it down. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2008 by Morena
Good tale, well told
This is the best personal story novel I've read since Q & A. Recommended.
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by Georgie Pillson
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