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Between, Georgia is a
tiny town with a population of approximately 90 people. A long running
feud between two families, Crabtree and Frett, exists for typical
reasons. The Crabtree members (white through and through) cannot
believe that they are lower on the totem pole than the Frett family who
are part Native American. Animosity exists due to the Crabtree's hatred
and the Frett women do what they can to live their lives while ignoring
Ona Crabtree, the matriarch.
One evening, Bernese (Frett), a nurse, awakens to a pounding on her
doorstep. Bernese and her husband go downstairs to discover a frantic
fifteen-year-old Hazel Crabtree in labor. Sensing trouble, Bernese's
sisters, Stacia and Genny (also her neighbors) rush to help. Stacia is
deaf and going blind and Genny suffers from trichotrillomania (an
obsessive compulsive disorder where one pulls out their hair when
stressed) so the three sisters maintain an extremely close bond. After
a baby girl is born, Hazel announces she wants nothing to do with the
baby. Meanwhile, Stacia has decided the baby is hers and refuses to
give the baby up. In the wee hours, Bernese calls her lawyer and
arranges an illegal adoption--one that will propel the feud between the
Crabtree and Frett families into new heights.
Thirty years later, the baby, Nonny, is now a grown woman facing a
divorce. A tragedy brings her back to Between, Georgia where she must
rely on her birth lines to bring peace to a small town and to the two
families who brought her into the world.
BETWEEN, GEORGIA is highly enjoyable, but it can take a little time to
get adjusted to the writing style. There is a lot of flipping back and
forth between characters and time periods. There is far more to the
storyline that I am able to tell without going into spoilers, but there
is a touch of romance, suspense, and drama. The setting springs to
life, while the characters become so real you hate having to leave
them. If you can handle plots that jump around, definitely pick up
BETWEEN, GEORGIA. |