Cheryl Reid
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As Good as True
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2018
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Diary of a Menopausal Woman
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2011
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Life in the Slow Lane
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2011
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The DeathQuest Saga: Brother's Keeper
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2011
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My Banishment
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The Healing Power of Food
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The Healing Power of Food: Discovering Food That Could Save Your Life
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The History of our United States in Christian Perspective, 5th ed. 2022
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“She loved him as I loved my children, but she burdened us with the depth of her love. It went as deep as misery.”
― As Good as True
― As Good as True
“What is wrong with you?” Nelly nestled Marina in her own bosom, cooed to her and looked at her with eyes full of love. I knew I should want to hold the baby and feel attached, to feel love for her, but in my gut and head, there was only despair. Nelly clicked her tongue. “A mother who refuses a newborn is unnatural.”
― As Good as True
― As Good as True
“I hung up the receiver and hurried to make the house presentable. I ran to the basement and put his sullied sheets and clothes in the washer. I opened windows and turned on fans to move the hot air. Already I was sweating, and it would matter to Marina, to others, how I looked, how the house looked. My father’s Old World and Riverton, Alabama, were the same in that respect. Family duty and pride were tied to honor and shame, how a person was seen, how things appeared, whether a person was respectable”
― As Good as True
― As Good as True
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A Million More Pages: Alice's Once Upon a Book | 801 | 165 | Jul 01, 2018 06:48PM | |
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