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. First serial to Boston Globe Sunday Magazine and Miami Herald Sunday Magazine. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Review
"Bailey White's sketches evoke a sort of real-life Lake Wobegon."--The New York Times


Review
"Bailey White's sketches evoke a sort of real-life Lake Wobegon."--The New York Times


Book Description
In this national bestseller, Bailey White--whose accounts of Southern eccentricity have enchanted millions of listeners to National Public Radio--offers a humorous, touching, story-filled memoir of her home in south Georgia. "Bailey White's sketches evoke a sort of real-life Lake Wobegon."--The New York Times.


From the Inside Flap
In this national bestseller, Bailey White--whose accounts of Southern eccentricity have enchanted millions of listeners to National Public Radio--offers a humorous, touching, story-filled memoir of her home in south Georgia.


From the Back Cover
"Bailey White's sketches evoke a sort of real-life Lake Wobegon."--The New York Times

ANNOTATION

In the tradition of Eudora Welty and Fannie Flagg, White writes about growing up in a small Southern town. She tells warm and funny stories about her cane-wielding Mama going into a juke joint, teaching first-graders, and more. Millions of listeners enjoy hearing Bailey White's tales on NPR's All Things Considered."

FROM THE PUBLISHER