The Upper Room
Written by Mary Monroe
Narrated by Kevin R. Free
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Mama Ruby’s known for taking things that aren’t rightfully hers, like her best friend’s stillborn infant, who she brought back to life and christened Maureen.
She’s also rumored to have done away with her husband. Some fear her, others try their best to avoid her. But Mama Ruby doesn’t pay them any mind. Not when she’s got the one gift God gave her—her precious baby girl.
But growing up with a mama like Ruby is enough to make any half-sane girl wish for something—anything—else. And when Maureen gets the chance to explore the “real” world, you can bet she’s going to take it … and run like hell.
Mary Monroe
Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five novels and six novellas. She is a three-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the J. California Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers, she taught herself how to write before going on to become the first and only member of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland, California, and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at Authorauthor5409@aol.com. Visit Mary’s website at MaryMonroe.org.
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Reviews for The Upper Room
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really wanted to like this. I enjoyed it at the beginning and middle but the ending was disappointing and made the book pointless. I did laugh quite a bit throughout and that was the best part.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty crazy stuff! Great narration!! I really enjoyed the book, and look forward to listening to more by this author.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was a great read from the beginning to the end.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was my first by this author. I like the beginning of the book but I did not care for the main character or her antics toward the end. I also thought the storyline fell flat about halfway through.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I enjoyed the first 10 chapters...then everything seems soooo unrealistic. I thought the story was drawn out too much and the end was a great disappointment. In addition, there were too many characters to keep track of....