What a wonderful story taking place in the low country of South Carolina. I have really grown to love this area. Mamaw is going to be eighty and wants to have her three granddaughters there for the celebration, even more for the summer. Her granddaughters, all sisters, have taken different paths in their lives and are each are experiencing their own troubles. All that Mamaw wants is for them to reconnect and have each other to fall back on once she is gone because they are all that they would have. Monroe did a wonderful job making everyone different and very realistic. She does bring to the forefront how important family is and that you need to foster those relationships.
Friday, November 27, 2015
Once There Was A Farm by Virginia Bell Dabney
Subtitle: A Country Childhood Remembered -- This was a wonderful recollection of growing up in rural Virginia. She moved there when she was very young with her mom and two older sisters. Her father was in Chicago working and would come during the summer for a vacation. Dabney loved being outside when she was young and did much exploring. She was much of the time an observer of her family, being the youngest. There were definitely trials, especially with the depression. It was a different time to be growing up, especially in such a rural area. Dabney is a great story teller and painted beautiful pictures for the reader.
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