Mama Makes up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living - Hardcover

White, Bailey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0201632950 ISBN 13: 9780201632958

Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Recounting life in her small Southern town, the author describes teaching first-graders to read with the help of the Titanic, her cane-wielding mother in a juke joint, and other tales.

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Review:

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

"Tucson Citizen", 3/26/09
"Pass the corn pone and enjoy."

"Columbia State", 4/19/09
"Funny essays...and White's mama...is amusing enough all on her own."

"Augusta Metro Spirit", 5/20/09
"A stunning display of Southern hilarity...Those in search of heart, humor, and intriguing characters could do a lot worse than the life of White."

Bookviews.com, July 2009
"A celebration of the South...For fellow Southerners it will resonate with many memories of this unique region."

"Option, "8/15/11 "A trip back to Flannery O'Connor territory, with perhaps a side route to Capote-land."

"Tucson Citizen," 3/26/09
"Pass the corn pone and enjoy."

"Columbia State," 4/19/09
"Funny essays...and White's mama...is amusing enough all on her own."

"Augusta Metro Spirit," 5/20/09
"A stunning display of Southern hilarity...Those in search of heart, humor, and intriguing characters could do a lot worse than the life of White."

Bookviews.com, July 2009
"A celebration of the South...For fellow Southerners it will resonate with many memories of this unique region."

"Option, "8/15/11 "A trip back to Flannery O'Connor territory, with perhaps a side route to Capote-land."

Tucson Citizen, 3/26/09
Pass the corn pone and enjoy.

Columbia State, 4/19/09
Funny essays and White s mama is amusing enough all on her own.

Augusta Metro Spirit, 5/20/09
A stunning display of Southern hilarity Those in search of heart, humor, and intriguing characters could do a lot worse than the life of White.

Bookviews.com, July 2009
A celebration of the South For fellow Southerners it will resonate with many memories of this unique region.

Option, 8/15/11 A trip back to Flannery O Connor territory, with perhaps a side route to Capote-land.

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Tucson Citizen, 3/26/09
"Pass the corn pone and enjoy."

Columbia State, 4/19/09
"Funny essays...and White's mama...is amusing enough all on her own."

Augusta Metro Spirit, 5/20/09
"A stunning display of Southern hilarity...Those in search of heart, humor, and intriguing characters could do a lot worse than the life of White."

Bookviews.com, July 2009
"A celebration of the South...For fellow Southerners it will resonate with many memories of this unique region."

Option, 8/15/11 "A trip back to Flannery O'Connor territory, with perhaps a side route to Capote-land."

About the Author:

Bailey White teaches elementary school in south Georgia, her writing has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, and her bestselling book Mama Makes Up Her Mind was nominated for the Southern Book Award and the ABBY Award. She is also a regular commentator on National Public Radio's All things Considered.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0201632950
• ISBN 13: 9780201632958
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240