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Mama Makes Up Her Mind - by Bailey White (Paperback)

Name: Mama Makes Up Her Mind - by Bailey White (Paperback)
Brand: Grand Central Publishing
SKU: 77015606
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Welcome to the unique world of Bailey White.
About the Author: Bailey White is the author of Sleeping at the Starlite Motel, Quite a Year for Plums, and Nothing With Strings.
240 Pages
Humor, Form

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About the Book

In this national bestseller, Bailey White--whose accounts of Southern eccentricity have enchanted millions of listeners to National Public Radio--offers a humorous, touching, story-filled memoir of her home in south Georgia. "Bailey White's sketches evoke a sort of real-life Lake Wobegon".--The New York Times.

Book Synopsis

Welcome to the unique world of Bailey White. Her aunt Belle may take you to see her bellowing pet alligator. Her uncle Jimbuddy may appall you with his knack for losing pieces of himself. Most of all, you may succumb utterly to the charms of Bailey's mama, who will take you to a juke joint so raunchy it scared Ernest Hemingway or tuck you into her antique guest bed that has the disconcerting habit of folding up on people while they sleep.

White's indelible vignettes of Southern eccentricity have entranced millions who have heard her read them on NPR. Mama Makes Up Her Mind is as sweetly intoxicating as a mint julep and as invigorating as a walk in White's own overgrown garden.

Review Quotes

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 is the author of Sleeping at the Starlite Motel, Quite a Year for Plums, and Nothing With Strings. Her commentaries can be heard on NPR's All Things Considered. She lives in Thomasville, Georgia.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .7 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Form

Genre: Humor

Number of Pages: 240

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Theme: Essays

Format: Paperback

Author: Bailey White

Language: English

Street Date: March 24, 2009

TCIN: 77015606

UPC: 9780306818028

Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-4660

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.7 inches length x 5.5 inches width x 8.4 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.7 pounds

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