I never told this story here before, but my Mama's famous banana pudding is so good that my older sister's son proposed to his wife with a bowl of it.
He put some in a square Tupperware container and with that candy lettering you buy at the grocery store in the cake mix aisle, wrote "Will You Marry Me?" Of course, she said yes...then ate the banana pudding and the proposal.
Well, this book of short essays by Rick Bragg is overflowing with Southern stories way better than mine. I'm only about 20 pages in and haven't stop wiping my eyes from crying tears of sadness and laughter. It's that kind of read. As Dolly Parton said in "Steel Magnolias": laughter through tears is my favorite emotion...
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I always loved his essays in Southern Living (which I quit taking, but that's a gripe for another time) so perhaps I should get this.
i will definitely buy this. I have all his other books. he also writes for southern living magazine every month...only discovered him last year but was a good find.. thanks and hope you are doing good.. glenn
Kelly, this book is mostly those essays from 'Southern Living' and a few more collected into a book. Trust me, Rick Bragg's back page essay is the ONLY reason I still subscribe to the magazine. I sent them emails & tweets asking them why they've gone so 'highbrow' and seem to cater to the upper crust only. Of course, I never heard back from them. So, if you get this book, you won't have missed a thing!!!! :-) xo
Glen, if you like Rick Bragg's other books, you'll really enjoy this one! I met him many years ago at the Louisiana Book Festival and heard him speak and took my picture with him. He was so funny and gracious...he let me act like the book groupie nerd I am and even put his arm around me. LOL! I think he's going to be there again this year...if so, I'll be there again to get my new book autographed! xo
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