March Read

I can't find a good picture of this book to save my life. Rick Bragg's, All Over but the Shoutin' is a beautiful memoir/tribute to his mother. Rick was born and raised in Piedmont, Alabama. He's the son of an alcoholic father and an amazingly resilient mother.

One of my favorite quotes...

"I know that even as the words of George Wallace rang through my Alabama, the black family who lived down the dirt road from our house sent fresh-picked corn and other food to the poor white lady and her three sons, because they knew their daddy had run off, because hungry does not have a color.".....

Put it on your to read list (somewhere in the next top 5!). Warning: the end will make you WEEP!!