I have no idea how this book came my way... It must have been recommended to me, and for some reason I read it. I read it all. It was mediocre and still I finished it. I blame it on the summer time. How did it reach the best sellers' list? It was obviously not the Globe and Mail's best sellers' list. I'm sure people from the south love its down home, folksy charm just as Canadian's love the Vinyl Cafe, but give me Stuart McLean any day... I'm aching for a good book.
From Publishers Weekly
White is known to fans of National Public Radio's All Things Considered for her endearing true stories about rural South Georgia where she lives and teaches the first grade. Her first book, which brings together some 50 of these short pieces, rich in humor and folksy charm, should delight her listeners, as well as readers new to her storytelling. Many of the selections deal with White's mother, who has never seen a movie as good as Midnight Cowboy, and other relatives and friends with similar eccentric wrinkles in their personalities. Other pieces are culled from the events of White's everyday life--gardening, her school's annual Christmas Party.
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