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Due South
Now in paperback - the enormously popular essays Fannie Flagg called "as charming and welcome as an early spring down home."
As satisfying, soothing, andoccasionally suprising as a plate of turnip greens with a dash of pepper sauce, "Due South" is a book to be read and savored.
As satisfying, soothing, andoccasionally suprising as a plate of turnip greens with a dash of pepper sauce, "Due South" is a book to be read and savored.
- GenresSouthern
172 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2001
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September 13, 2017
I finished this last week, having started it while I was still in Oregon and just a few days away from moving back home to Arkansas. It was just the right kind of thing to be reading as the book is a series of short story anecdotes about life in the South and life in general. I don't usually enjoy these kinds of collections but I needed something that didn't require a long attention span and memory so it was perfect.
The book is very 90s-centric with commentary on everything from "the latest Erma Bombeck column", to Day-Timers, to Bob Dole and Bill Clinton---with several other now-elderly politicians thrown in.
Fun look at life in the South.
The book is very 90s-centric with commentary on everything from "the latest Erma Bombeck column", to Day-Timers, to Bob Dole and Bill Clinton---with several other now-elderly politicians thrown in.
Fun look at life in the South.
February 11, 2019
i love this book! It is essential reading for a Southerner. It will take you places you recognize!
December 17, 2011
A very cute book of personal essays about a man was raised in the deep south. My personal favorite was "How to Rear a Southerner" Anyone who grew up on their grandmother's cooking, ate regularly from a garden, says "dinner" instead of "lunch", has the ability to stretch out a one syllable word to multiple wonder, and knows what the words "boo-coo, tee tee, and fixin-to" mean will enjoy this book.
February 2, 2010
Quick essays about the south from personal experience. A fast and satisfying read. "Bless his heart...."
August 13, 2015
Forgot about this little book until a recent conversation about "bless her heart" and "fixin' to" reminded me. Sweet with tiny chapters - nice gift for your southern grandpa.
May 6, 2014
The is a really funny book. An enjoyable read. Humorous and well written.
September 29, 2018
as a southerner, i can say this really reflects much of the true south.
there are small changes from state to state in sayings and other bits of culture, but all in all it really gives me a warm fuzzy to read these stories.
i feel like my family is telling these stories.
there are small changes from state to state in sayings and other bits of culture, but all in all it really gives me a warm fuzzy to read these stories.
i feel like my family is telling these stories.
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