Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 309 pages
- Published by: John F. Blair Publisher August 28, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 089587329X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0895873293
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Book Dimensions:
8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 12 ounces
Book Description
SWAG started as a lark when Thompson began a monthly mailing of her humorous essays about ordinary events from a Southern woman's perspective. Over several years, her subscription list grew to nearly 5,000 people in 28 states. Covering topics that range from swimsuit shopping, to family reunions, to squirrel battles, to sick children, to cemetery etiquette, this volume will fit right alongside the Sweet Potato Queens and the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
About The Author
Melinda Rainey Thompson has a B.A. in English from Tulane University and an M.A. in English from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. She has served on the faculty of Birmingham-Southern College. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama.
Reader Reviews
That pretty much says it all, doesn't it? I sent this book last week to my cousin in North Carolina who flew to California for my father's funeral with a poundcake in her purse. Us Californians thought that was a bit nutty, but my husband, who is from the south, laughed until he cried and said, "You didn't expect a southern lady to show up empty handed now, did you?" My cousin called yesterday to thank me for the book and said it had been the highlight of her day. I'm sure I'll be buying this book a few more times...
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