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Nov 19, 2007 16:32

I plowed through two books over a 24-hour period this weekend, something I haven't done in... a long time. One was A Beautiful Child by Matt Birkbeck, which tells the true story of "Sharon Marshall," who was kidnapped by a man named Franklin Floyd when she was a little girl, raised as his daughter and then later married him. He forced her into ( Read more... )

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fullofwhispers November 19 2007, 23:16:36 UTC

You're like me - you love real crime stories and unsolved mysteries. I could read about those all. day. long. It sounds like the book about Sharon Marshall is really good. I might have to check it out. :)

Hope your Monday went by okay. <3

gangwaygirls November 20 2007, 00:59:05 UTC

I'm addicted to that stuff. I'm actually a member of the DoeNetwork site and used to be an area director, but had to give it up when I got back to school - too much work. My mom got me into Ann Rule's books a few years ago and that was it. I was hooked.

It went very fast, thankfully! Hope yours was everything you hoped it could be! ;)

princessbunny November 19 2007, 23:19:44 UTC

The Glass Castle is amazing. We listened to it on CD when we drove to Ohio in '05. Amazing.

gangwaygirls November 20 2007, 01:00:07 UTC

Isn't it? It's hard to believe people could live like that for so long... and even more amazing that Jeannette turned out the way she did. My mom and I are actually going to go see her speak next week.