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Under the Magnolias
Under the Magnolias | T. I. Lowe
7 posts | 4 read | 6 to read
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.
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robinb
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Does anyone love magnolias like I do??! Their creamy, majestic beauty and that FRAGRANCE! 🤍🤍🤍 They‘re a big reason why I look forward to this time of year.

Aims42 I love them too and wish this variety grew around me 🤩 They‘re so pretty!! 11mo
Tamra I wish we had them here! Lucky you 💜 11mo
robinb @Aims42 @Tamra This is a pic from a tree in my front yard. Opening my front door is a heady experience when they‘re blooming. 🩷 When we moved here 26 years ago, the tree was small and took forever to seem to grow, but now it‘s huge and will be one of the things I miss most if we ever move. 11mo
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Aims42 @robinb Awww, I love that! 🥰 11mo
kspenmoll We have a pink magnolia which blooms in May. The white looks gorgeous! 11mo
robinb @kspenmoll oh wow! I don‘t think I even knew there was a pink variety. How cool and gorgeous I‘m sure. 🩷 11mo
robinb @kspenmoll My bad! 😂 I just realized that a lot of southern folks call the pink magnolia a tulip tree. And they are simply gorgeous!! 11mo
eanderson Beautiful!!! 11mo
robinb @eanderson they really are in every way. Kind of like some people I know…😉😘😘 11mo
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Margot0817
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He's not this fat, it's the angle lol.
When I first started this book I wasn't sure how I was going to feel but the story wrapped up in a wonderful way.

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Margot0817
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My reading partner 💜

Suet624 ❤️❤️ 13mo
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GypsyKat
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I‘m pretty sure that I got this free on Audible. I don‘t typically read books that are heavy on religion, but this one was really touching. Dealing with grief and family and mental illness, with a heavy emphasis on faith, this was a surprisingly sweet tearjerker. Three and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

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Addison_Reads
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#NetGalley

I liked this book, but it did drag some in the middle and the ending was a little too neat and tidy for me which made it not seem cohesive with the rest of the story.

Set on a tobacco farm in the South, the Fosters deal with a variety of problems- drought, poverty, mental illness. I loved the uniqueness of the characters names; I felt it added a lot to their personalities.

Good read, not great. I'd borrow, not buy if interested.

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BookBosomed1
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Mehso-so

Set during the 1980s on a Southern tobacco farm, Austin becomes caretaker to her family and bears the crushing weight of hiding familial secrets. Relying on her faith in God & the love of community, her family will learn to heal. The book drags a bit in the middle and the faith-based narrative is too heavy handed for my taste, but I am glad I finished it. CW: mental illness, racism, & suicide

BookishMarginalia That cover bothers me. I know it‘s probably meant to suggest movement, but seriously, the hair over the model‘s face, just no. 3y
BookBosomed1 @BookishMarginalia Same. The cover isn‘t reflective of the book‘s tone, which is strange to me but 🤷‍♀️. 3y
BookishMarginalia 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
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BookBosomed1
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Spent an afternoon reading: complete with snacks, jazz music, candles, tea, and flowers. This educator is on break!

IuliaC Sounds perfect! 3y
BookBosomed1 @luliaC It was! 6 hours of reading. 3y
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