{"product_id":"9781496739186","title":"God Don't Like Ugly","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe new edition of a modern classic by \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe riveting first book in the acclaimed God series sweeps readers back to the streets, porches, and parlors of civil rights-era Ohio to bring to life the beginning of an enduring friendship between two girls from opposite sides of the track . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reminiscent of Zora Neale Hurston.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnette Goode is a shy, awkward, overweight child with a terrible secret. Frightened and ashamed, Annette withdraws into a world of books and food. But the summer she turns thirteen, something incredible happens: Rhoda Nelson chooses her as a friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDazzling, generous Rhoda, who is everything Annette is not—gorgeous, slim, and worldly—welcomes Annette into the heart of her eccentric family, which includes her handsome and dignified father; her lovely, fragile “Muh’Dear;” her brooding, dangerous brother Jock; and her colorful white relatives—half-crazy Uncle Johnny, sultry Aunt Lola, and scary, surly Granny Goose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Rhoda’s help, Annette survives adolescence and blossoms as a woman. But when her beautiful best friend makes a stunning confession about a horrific childhood crime, Annette’s world will never be the same.","brand":"Mary Monroe","offers":[{"title":"Kensington |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-04-23","offer_id":44663211032831,"sku":"9781496739186","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_62a8ee5a-f69a-4bba-8b76-d68ef499a92b.jpg?v=1704589981","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781496739186","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}