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Womenfolks: Growing Up Down South
Womenfolks Growing Up Down South
Author: Shirley Abbott
In a rich blend of memoir and meditation, Abbott focuses her graceful and witty attention on mothers and daughters of the South. Theirs is a world of red dirt and backbreaking chores and roof-raising revival meeting--a far cry from the magnolias and mint juleps of Gone with the Wind.
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ISBN-13: 9780899192833
ISBN-10: 0899192831
Publication Date: 7/26/1984
Pages: 210
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Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This book is such a "treat" to read if you truly love to read!It doesn't matter if you are from the South, a transplant, or just love to read about a good historical account about family tradition that has faded along with time and technology. It's a book for every generation to read to remind us all not only where we've been, but how far we've gone, and what others have endured to get us where we are today. Home and family has a different meaning today than back then. No matter how different family was people were still rooted in their family and family tradition. This book is a delightful "lesson" and "treasure" for everyone!
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shukween avatar reviewed Womenfolks: Growing Up Down South on + 118 more book reviews
An odd essay on--brace yourself--Southern poverty stricken hillbilly women. It is well written, but the author's main point seems to be that the Southern 'steel magnolia' stereotype of strong women is misplaced, and that instead of that reputation belonging to Scarlett O'Hara, it belongs to the pioneer/hill women of the South. I just wasn't sure what this author's musings add to the dialogue.
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A great primary source on southern living.


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