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    Across the Way
    Across the Way
    Across the Way
    Audiobook9 hours

    Across the Way

    Written by Mary Monroe

    Narrated by Beresford Bennett, Kentra Lynn, Adenrele Ojo and James Shippy

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    Neighborhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Timesbestselling author Mary Monroe's captivating series that sweeps readers back to 1930s Alabama and into the lives of two neighboring couples whose deceitful friendships and imperfect marriages are just the beginning of their troubles...

    In this captivating Depression-era set novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe, two couples find their grudges endangering more than their Alabama small town's deceptive peace …

    When good-time couple Milton and Yvonne Hamilton moved one house over from the respectable-but-restless Odell and Joyce Watson, it was a fast friendship of shared secrets—and secret jealousies and betrayals. Their alliance was bound to crash and burn, but the Hamiltons won't quite let the flame die out, even after scandalous accusations get them arrested …

    Odell would do anything to be free of his bootlegging, blackmailing, money extorting neighbors and recover the peaceful—and financially prosperous--life he and Joyce once had. But Milton and Yvonne seem to always bounce back from bad luck, and this time they've returned angrier, and greedier, than ever.

    Determined to get what Odell "owes" them, the Hamiltons have a big surprise for Joyce too, one that shows how far they will go to get revenge …

    Now pushed past his breaking point, Odell is sure he's got a foolproof plan to end the scheming once and for all. But it soon spirals into lies, shattering violence, andpermanent damage that will roil their tranquil community, and alter his and Joyce's world forever …
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 31, 2020
    ISBN9781980036227
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    Mary Monroe

    Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five novels and six novellas. She is a three-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the J. California Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers, she taught herself how to write before going on to become the first and only member of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland, California, and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at Authorauthor5409@aol.com. Visit Mary’s website at MaryMonroe.org.

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    Readers find this title to be a page turner with amazing storytelling. The option to listen to the audiobook makes reading even more pleasant. Overall, this book is very good and the author's storytelling is vivid."

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    • 5/5
      Loved this book and the other 2 in this series. This a definitely another page turner! Thank you for the Audiobook option! It makes reading/listening very pleasant. On to my next book by Mrs. Monroe... keep writing!!
    • 5/5
      Loved this series! Mary Monroe story telling is amazing to read/listen to. Very vivid
    • 4/5
      A very good book as most of her books are.
    • 4/5
      I received this eBook from the publisher via NetGalley.com, in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. This is the 3rd book in a series where the story revisited the small town of Branson, Alabama in 1939. The story alternates between Milton and Yvonne Hamilton, and Odell and Joyce Watson, neighbors to one another. Everyone has secrets. Mary Monroe referenced several things relating to the time period in which the story takes place. One thing I learned about was what “spoonbread” is; a moist cornmeal-based dish prevalent in parts of the Southern United States. It became popular around the turn of the 20th century and has been a mainstay in Virginia and Kentucky kitchens ever since. Although named a "bread", spoonbread is closer in consistency and taste to many savory puddings. This was a fascinating fact for a northerner like me. This novel was very repetitive in order to refresh the characters and the scenarios in play from the first two novels in the series. The story became very interesting and climatic to me around chapter 37. I was surprised with the outcome and conclusion. otherwise, this was a great end to the series!I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. #Acrosstheway. #NetGalley