One House Over, Mary Monroe
One House Over, Mary Monroe
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One House Over

Author: Mary Monroe

Narrator: Kentra Lynn, James Shippy

Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/27/2018


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the 1930s era of her acclaimed novel The Upper Room with a dazzling portrait of two very different couples whose fast friendship is no match for shattering betrayal …

A solid marriage, a thriving business, and the esteem of their close-knit Alabama community—Joyce and Odell Watson have every reason to count their blessings.

Their marriage has given well-off Joyce a chance at the family she's always wanted—and granted Odell a shot to escape grinding poverty. But all that respectability and status comes at a cost. Just once, Joyce and Odell want to taste life's wild side, without consequences …

When their new neighbors, Milton and Yvonne Hamilton, turn out to be bootleggers, the Watsons plunge headlong into good times and fast living … Until revelations of Milton and Yvonne's seedy past make the Watsons think twice about how much time they spend together.
But the Hamiltons won't be dismissed so easily. The Watsons soon find them invading every area of their lives, even discovering their long-held secrets. Now, the Watsons must tread carefully to keep the neighbors from destroying their perfect world …

About Mary Monroe

Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels, with over one million books in print. 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Danita on November 21, 2022

This was a very good read. I think O'Dell is a fool and I hope Joyce gets the life she deserves. I give this story 3 stars. Very good.......more

Goodreads review by Read In Colour on March 31, 2018

Very abrupt "to be continued" ending......more

Goodreads review by JaVone on May 22, 2018

I really rate this a 4.5. Goodreads, we are waiting on a half point system. Anywho, this was a good read from start to finish and I am anxiously awaiting the sequel as the story is not even close to being done. I'm foreseeing a wild ride coming soon.......more

Goodreads review by Keesha on September 06, 2018

I have read every Mary Monroe book there is, I think. She is the type of author for me that if I see her name, I automatically get it. But this one had a slow start. I almost stopped reading it. But I am so glad I continued. It doesn't really get started good until after the marriage, which is half......more

Goodreads review by Amira on July 28, 2018

Before I could accurately rate this book I think I need to read the second installment. This book ended so abruptly and in the middle of a story line, I’m still a little confused as to why?! The main characters are all over the place! Joyce is sad, naive and just plain gullible. Her parents are over......more