Under the Magnolias

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This book started out slow for me but then I really got interested in the characters and story. Story about grief, hardship and perseverance. Worth the read.

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robinb

Under the Magnolias | T. I. Lowe

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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!! 1y

Tamra I wish we had them here! Lucky you 💜 1y

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. 1y

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Aims42 @robinb Awww, I love that! 🥰 1y

kspenmoll We have a pink magnolia which blooms in May. The white looks gorgeous! 1y

robinb @kspenmoll oh wow! I don‘t think I even knew there was a pink variety. How cool and gorgeous I‘m sure. 🩷 1y

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!! 1y

eanderson Beautiful!!! 1y

robinb @eanderson they really are in every way. Kind of like some people I know…😉😘😘 1y

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Margot0817

Under the Magnolias | T. I. Lowe

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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

Under the Magnolias | T. I. Lowe

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Suet624 ❤️❤️ 2y

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GypsyKat

Under the Magnolias | T. I. Lowe

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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

Under the Magnolias | T. I. Lowe

so-so

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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

Under the Magnolias | T. I. Lowe

so-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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