Jane Roberts Wood, author of Grace (S1002), is a recipient of the Texas Institute of Letters Award and has won fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Roseborough is a poignant tale about fragile family bonds. When her 14-year-old daughter runs away, Mary Lou, a recent widow, signs up for a single-parenting class. Before long, she begins a comical, touching quest to find her daughter.
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"I was not really expecting much as my coworker said the book was just okay and the ratings are not really good for this book. I usually would not read a book unless it had 3.5 stars but I am glad I decided to read this one. The characters were really believable and the story was good too."
— Tomio (4 out of 5 stars)
" kind of frustrating because the main character has no get-up-and-go and you just want her to take control of her life already. interesting characters. "
— Libbey, 7/27/2013" I enjoyed this story so much that I have now bought three other books by this author to read. Filled with good character descriptions and a fun read...set in the DFW area. "
— Marlene, 11/15/2012" Loved this book--felt like I was right there during all the activities! "
— Joanie, 5/25/2012" Keeping reading, it gets better. I really didn't like the first half. It was hard to get into "
— Linda, 12/27/2010" This one is bad. I managed to finish it by just reading the dialogue. "
— Lee, 1/18/2010" Loved this book--felt like I was right there during all the activities! "
— Joanie, 11/2/2009" kind of frustrating because the main character has no get-up-and-go and you just want her to take control of her life already. interesting characters. "
— Libbey, 4/24/2009" I enjoyed this story so much that I have now bought three other books by this author to read. Filled with good character descriptions and a fun read...set in the DFW area. "
— Marlene, 6/16/2008" I thought this book would take me awhile to read but as I got towards the end I couldn't put it down. "
— Loretta, 1/22/2008Barbara McCulloh has appeared on Broadway as Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan and as Anna in The King and I. Her film and television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Another World, and Peter Pan. She has also done extensive work in regional theater and recorded dozens of audiobooks.