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Back When Mary Alice Was Still a Blonde
By: Robert F. HastingseBook Publisher: AuthorSolutions
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Life is usually peaceful in Buford, Alabama-especially for Elba Rae Van Oaks. She teaches school, attends church, and typically leaves the drama to others. But when Elba Rae's mother takes her last breath, Elba Rae must reunite with the only person in the world with whom she has absolutely nothing in common-her sister, Lila.
As Elba Rae busily prepares for her mother's funeral, the last thing she has time to deal with is a sister who wants to butt into the otherwise orderly execution of making arrangements. But even though the two women have happily avoided each other for years, Lila's already on her way. As Elba Rae begins placing calls, making lists, and deciding on musical selections, she has no idea that when Lila arrives, she will be as close to coming undone as Elba Rae has ever seen her.
Both women are about to find out what happens when avoidance is no longer an option, when ignoring their history is nearly impossible, and when death may be the least of their worries.
"Hastings shares the hilarious antics of a family of characters from rural Alabama ... wonderful tales similar to the ones heard at family reunions ..."
-Linda Harris, New 50 Magazine
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| Title of eBook: Back When Mary Alice Was Still a Blonde | |
| Release Date: 11-24-2010 | |
| Publisher: iUniverse.com |
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Back When Mary Alice Was Still a Blonde
Chapter One
The Chariot Came, Ethel Got In
Dr. Millford straightened back up and took the stethoscope out of his ears before shaking his head no, and for yet just a second, Elba Rae Van Oaks thought maybe he meant "no" she wasn't dead yet. But, of course, she was.
The doctor looked at Elba Rae first as if he expected her to cry. It would have been natural, after all, for someone who'd just watched the breath pass from her mother's surrendered body, leaving behind the frail, battered, and somewhat contorted looking remains on the hospital bed. But Elba Rae Van Oaks did not cry. She was already thinking about what needed to be done. The tears would have to wait until later.
"Thank you for everything, Dr. Bud. I know you tried."
"I'm very sorry, Elba Rae. You know if there'd been anything we could have done for her, we would have. But her heart just gave out. It was her time." He paused ever so briefly, and then said, "I don't think she ever gave up, though."
"No," Elba Rae said, dolefully, but still sans the anticipated emotion. She gazed at her mother's face and thought it bore little resemblance to the woman who'd given her life and who had been a force for so long before the fluid gathered around her heart and wrestled the strength away from her.
"Is there anything I can do for you right now?" Dr. Bud Millford asked sincerely. "Is there anything you need? Phone calls I can make?"
"Oh, no, thank you," Elba Rae said. "I'll go call Lila here in a minute and let her know. She was going to try t
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