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Over the Fence

By: Mary Monroe
Narrated by: Beresford Bennett, Adenrele Ojo
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In this addictive novel set in the Depression-era South, New York Times best-selling author Mary Monroe transports listeners to a small Alabama town where home is not always a sanctuary, and two neighboring families let pleasantries mask increasing resentment....

Bootlegging was Milton and Yvonne Hamilton's ticket out of poverty, prison time, and plain bad luck. Now they've moved on - to a bigger, richer pool of clientele - right in their own respectable new middle-class backyard. And their growing friendship with seemingly-perfect couple Joyce and Odell Watson is proving golden in more ways than one....

As Milton soon learns, Odell is hiding an outside family and dubious business dealings. It's the perfect recipe for a blackmail scheme that will help Milton hide his own dirty secrets - even from Yvonne. Better yet, he can take ever more dangerous risks to ace out his liquor-smuggling rivals - and add a lucrative temptation to his illicit services. And Yvonne, emboldened by her husband's new gravy train, delights in tormenting Joyce about everything the snobbish matron doesn't have - especially children.

But even a winning hand can be played too far. Pushed past their limits, Odell and Joyce will play on Milton's careless boasting - to get him and Yvonne out of their lives for good. And soon, a devastating frame-up will plunge one couple into a living nightmare - and set the stage for explosive retribution....

©2019 Mary Monroe (P)2019 Recorded Books
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The Ending Sucked

Great book, great narrators, but it just drops you at the end. Hope there's a sequel coming soon.

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I despise Yvonne and Milton

Theses two characters make cheating look commendable compared to their self entitled, selfish, scandalous, thieving behavior. I can’t stand them they made this story difficult to follow. In modern times they would have been shot!

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Can’t wait to read the next book

This book had me listening to it for hours at a time. I really enjoyed the story line. Listening to how things were for African Americans back in this era made me think about stories my parents shared when they were growing up in the south. I can’t wait to listen to the next book in the series.

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Awesome

I LOVE Mary Monroe and I am loving this series, I followed the God Don't Like Ugly series. So this series is a real treat ❤️

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Good but I'm mad!!!

It was a good book I guess, although I was looking forward to the Odell and Joyce story, book justed abruptly ended, could have kept going, I wanted Odell to get caught. I'm disappointed. Still a good listen I guess.

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This one is just ok.

This version was really hard to listen to. The lady narrator was a bad pick. This perspective of the trilogy was difficult to stay with. There was too much going on. The first book of the trilogy made me want to read the next part. I am hopeful that the conclusion has great narration like the first book of the trilogy.

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So much love

The plot is written very well. The characters are so realistic and believable. I can't wait to start the next book!

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Story progression

I loved we get to learn more about the neighbors as the story progressed

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The ending sucks....i need the next book Now

I have read all Mary Monroe’s books and I am never disappointed. The Neighbor series so far is very interesting, but this one just like the first one ends abruptly. Of course, I'll read the entire series but in my opinion these books could have easily just been one good book..the characters in this series are hilarious

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Couldn't stop listening

This story line had me anticipating what would happen next. Narrators really brought the book to life. Overall very very good listen!!

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