The Upper Room (A Mama Ruby) Kindle Edition by Mary Monroe

 Book Excerpt:

"The "magnificent, funny, and terrifying" debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of God Don't Like Ugly (The San Francisco Chronicle). 

Mama Ruby's known for taking things that aren't rightfully hers, like her best friend's stillborn infant, whom she brought back to life and christened Maureen. She's also rumored to have done away with her husband. Some fear her, and 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 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."

Title: The Upper Room
Author: Mary Monroe
Publisher: Dafina
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
"The Upper Room" by Mary Monroe

My Thoughts:

'The Upper Room' was decent but sad in many chapters. Mama Rudy was one dramatic character that kept me shaking my head and wondering why she did all the horrible things she did. Besides Maama Rudy being an obese person, she was a person with alcoholism and a serial killer who seemed to be able to get away with all of it. But what got my attention was that she claimed to be religious, and people seemed to go with her program. I did laugh at some of Mama Rudy's acts, but not like many of them, and how she got through all of the things she did was quite a wonder to me. This author put it out there, leaving me to say, wow, all over the place.