Backseat Saints (Hardcover)

from tututhefirst

Joshilynn Jackson writes so realistically that the reader is instantly in the story. Rose Mae Lolly is a character we first met in Jackson's earlier novel Gods in Alabama. In that work, Rose Mae plays only a small role. Here in Backseat Saints, we fast forward about ten years to find "Ro"(as she ...

from Twink

I first read Joshilyn Jackson last year with The Girl Who Stopped Swimming. (my review) I found her voice and style intriguing and was eager to read Backseat Saints. But when I discovered that the author was the reader on the audio book, I quickly decided to listen instead. I was hooked from the ...

from BALE

Rating: 3 ½ stars Backseat Saints is read by the author, Joshilyn Jackson. She has the perfect voice and intonation for her narrator-protagonist, Rose Mae Lolley. She makes her come alive in a fun and quirky manner. Ironically, this is a light read despite its subject matter - parental and spousa...

from WeeziesBooks

Backyard Saints was a difficult book to read in that it dealt with a prevalent problem that exists all around us. The problem of abuse and neglect. The main character Rose Mae Lolly is an abused wife and was an abused child. Much of the novel is filled with her constant effort to avoid the fright...

from SugarCreekRanch

In the airport, Ro Grandee meets a fortune teller who tells her that it is Ro or her husband Thom -- kill or be killed. Backseat Saints is the story of Ro's effort to be the one left standing. It's an high-emotion, fast-paced story that delves into Ro's past as she hopes to survive the present. J...