God Don't Like Ugly

The new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe! The 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 . . . "Reminiscent of Zora Neale Hurston." --Publishers Weekly Annette 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. Dazzling, 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. With 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.

Author: Mary Monroe

Publisher: Dafina

Publication Date: Apr 23, 2024

Number of Pages: 433 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1496739183

ISBN-13: 9781496739186