Lost Daughters

· A Mama Ruby Novel Book 3 · Kensington Books
4.8
44 reviews
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400
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About this ebook

“A spicy mixture of family scandal, mother-daughter betrayal, and good-for-nothing men” from the New York Times bestselling author of God Don't Like Ugly (Publishers Weekly).

Everyone from Louisiana to Florida knows Mama Ruby—a small-town girl who became one of the South's most notorious and volatile women. Now Mary Monroe reveals how Mama Ruby's past haunts the family she's left behind . . .

Mama Ruby has died, and Maureen Montgomery is finally taking charge of her own life. With her beautiful teenage daughter, Loretta, by her side, she returns to Florida and settles into a routine any other woman would consider bland. But for Maureen and her brother, Virgil, after Mama Ruby's hair-trigger temper and murderous ways, bland is good. Yet Loretta has other ideas . . .

Set on becoming rich and famous, Loretta convinces Maureen to let her start a modeling career with the help of a Miami photographer. But even as they move in promising new directions, they can't escape Mama Ruby—including Virgil, who's concealed one of her most shocking acts for most of his life. To make a future that's truly hers, Maureen will have to take on a bit of Mama Ruby's strength, forge new bonds—and face down the past.

Praise for Mary Monroe

“An exceptional writer and phenomenal storyteller!” —Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times bestselling author

“A remarkable talent.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“Monroe is a masterful storyteller.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

Ratings and reviews

4.8
44 reviews
Raven Steward
September 17, 2014
Loretta need that butt spanked. Lol but it was a good book. Too many secrets though. My goodness. This book is a perfect example of what goes around comes around.
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A Google user
July 7, 2017
The Madiba Book Club has been blessed to read this wonderfully written novel. Hopefully I will report on the comments made at our meeting,,,
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Jacqueline Magee
April 2, 2015
Haven't read this one yet but if Mary Monroe wrote it I know it's a good one, I'm just waiting on the movies from all her books.
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About the author

Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five novels and six novellas. 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, and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at Authorauthor5409@aol.com. Visit Mary’s website at MaryMonroe.org.

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