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The Girl in the Letter

by Emily Gunnis (Goodreads Author)

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Once Upon a Mirror

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The Only Survivors

by Megan Miranda (Goodreads Author)

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Book cover for The Family Remains (The Family Upstairs, #2)

The Family Remains (The Family Upstairs, #2) by Lisa Jewell

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Read The Family Upstairs first and then read this book right after so it makes more sense.

“...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

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“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help

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“I believe God is everything, say Shug. Everything that is or ever was or ever will be. And when you can feel that, and be happy to feel that, you've found It.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

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“I'm pore, I'm black, I may be ugly and can't cook, a voice say to everything listening. But I'm here.”
― Alice Walker, The Color Purple

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