Under the Magnolias, T. I. Lowe
Under the Magnolias, T. I. Lowe
6 Rating(s)
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Under the Magnolias

Author: T. I. Lowe

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/04/2021

Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance


Synopsis

This night not only marked the end to the drought, but also the end to the long-held secret we’d kept hidden under the magnolias.

Magnolia, South Carolina, 1980
Austin Foster is barely a teenager when her mama dies giving birth to twins, leaving her to pick up the pieces while holding her six siblings together and doing her best to stop her daddy from retreating into his personal darkness.

Scratching out a living on the family’s tobacco farm is as tough as it gets. When a few random acts of kindness help to ease the Fosters’ hardships, Austin finds herself relying upon some of Magnolia’s most colorful citizens for friendship and more. But it’s next to impossible to hide the truth about the goings-on at Nolia Farms, and Austin’s desperate attempts to save face all but break her.

Just when it seems she might have something more waiting for her?with the son of a wealthy local family who she’s crushed on for years?her father makes a choice that will crack wide-open the family’s secrets and lead to a public reckoning. There are consequences for loving a boy like Vance Cumberland, but there is also freedom in the truth.

T. I. Lowe’s gritty yet tender and uplifting tale reminds us that a great story can break your heart...then heal it in the best possible way.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susanne

Review posted on blog: [URL not allowed] Poignant, Thought-Provoking, and Affecting. “Under the Magnolias” will capture your heart and run away with it. Austin Foster is a teenage girl who is forced to grow up way too fast when her mother passes away and she is left to raise he......more

I’ve had this one sitting on my shelf for far too long! 🤷🏼‍♀️ It’s a slow burn, but worth the read, picking up pace midway through. 🤔 There’s so much sadness but it’s beautiful too. ❤️......more

✩ 4.25 stars ✩ “I had become a mother before I'd even become a woman.” What to Expect: ➼ Emotional Coming of Age Story ➼ Rural Southern Setting ➼ Mental Health Awarness ➼ Overcoming Tradgedy ➼ Disability Rep ➼ Family (Both Blood & Found) ➼ Christian Fiction ➼ Single POV This book held so much in its 384 pa......more

Goodreads review by Darla

The story contained inside this book is as gorgeous as the cover. You will fall in love with Austin Foster and her little tribe all named after cities. Life is not easy. Her teenage years are a whirlwind of mothering her five brothers and one sister (two sets of twins) and her father. Pastor Dave ha......more