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Southern Ruby
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
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Southern Ruby
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Publisher's Summary
Forbidden love. Family secrets. A twist of fate. The stunning new generational saga from Belinda Alexandra, best-selling author of Tuscan Rose and White Gardenia.
In New Orleans - the city of genteel old houses covered in Spanish moss, of seductive nightlife, of Creole, voodoo and jazz - two women separated by time and tragedy will find each other at last.
Amanda, orphaned as a child and suffering the loss of her beloved grandmother, has left Sydney in search of a family she never knew. Ruby, constrained by the expectations of society and class, is carrying a lifetime of secrets. Amanda's arrival sparks revelations long buried: a double life, a forbidden love, and a loss that cannot be forgotten.
Southern Ruby is a sweeping story of love, passion, family and honour. Alternating in time between the 1950s and the eve of Hurricane Katrina, it is also a tribute to a city heady with music, drama, history and superstition which has borne the tumults of race and class and the fury of nature but has never given up hope.
Critic Reviews
"Intrigue, passion, betrayal - all the ingredients for a must-read novel." ( Woman's Day)
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- Alisha
- 14-03-2017
Great story!
Great book. Loved the story between today and years ago. Loved reading (hearing) about New Orleans back in the day and what happened during Katrina.
If you can get past the TERRIBLE southern accent like I did, you'll enjoy it!
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- Paddington
- 23-11-2016
Fabulous story
Southern Ruby is yet another fabulous novel by Belinda Alexandra. I loved it.
Her research is amazing, it was thought provoking, entertaining and fascinating. I have all her books and cant wait for the next. A truly talented writer. Highly recommended.
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- Tania
- 13-01-2024
I could not turn it off for two days straight!
The Narrater and story was wonderful and created another world. I felt like I was there.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-06-2017
Awesome!
finished this book in 2 days because i couldn't stop listening! Great story with many twists and turns, loved it.
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- Tiffany Falzon
- 24-12-2020
WOW!! My fave book so far!
I was a little hesitant to listen to this because of the reviews about the accent, but the storyline completely distracts you from it! It's full of twists and turns.. I couldn't get enough!
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- Leonie
- 06-09-2018
Couldn’t stop listening
I absolutely loved this book. I found it thought provoking, riveting, illuminating, romantic, educational, insightful and a darned good read.
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- Andrea Harney
- 28-01-2017
What a read!!
What a great novel!! Belinda Alexandra does it again, nailing credible characters and an engaging storyline. Couldn't stop reading- listening!
Amazing twist at the end!
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- Kay
- 04-01-2017
Great stories
Loved all the characters and unexpected twists and turns in their lives. Kept me interested throughout.
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- Ivana Janousek
- 08-08-2017
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What made the experience of listening to Southern Ruby the most enjoyable?
I listen to White Gardenia and absolutely loved it, a friend lent me the CDs. I thought I try another book by Alexander and so far am disappointed because the narration grates on me. When Lee speaks in the Australian accent she sounds like a bogan. Sorry, but that's how it is for me.
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- Marie P
- 10-11-2016
Loved this book.
I loved this book and didn't want it to end. The setting in New Orleans, great characters and the wonderful narrator all brought this book to life for me.
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