Quite a Year for Plums: A NovelAnyone who has read the best-selling "Mama Makes Up Her Mind" or listened to Bailey White's commentaries on NPR knows that she is a storyteller of inimitable wit and charm. Now, in her stunningly accomplished first novel, she introduces us to the peculiar yet lovable people who inhabit a small town in south Georgia. Meet serious, studious Roger, the peanut pathologist and unlikely love object of half the town's women. Meet Roger's ex-mother-in-law, Louise, who teams up with an ardent typographer in an attempt to attract outer-space invaders with specific combinations of letters and numbers. And meet Della, the bird artist who captivates Roger with the sensible but enigmatic notes she leaves on things she throws away at the Dumpster ("This fan works, but it makes a clicking sound and will not oscillate"). Heartbreakingly tender, often hilarious, "Quite a Year for Plums" is a delectable treat from a writer who has been called a national treasure. |
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... Louise is going to move in here with us , and Mama's going to be stuck with her , listening to all that crazy talk , looking after her like she was a little child , keeping her from wandering off . She's your mama , Ethel , you ought to ...
... Louise is going to move in here with us , and Mama's going to be stuck with her , listening to all that crazy talk , looking after her like she was a little child , keeping her from wandering off . She's your mama , Ethel , you ought to ...
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... Louise's O's , and from the house ostenta- tious sounds of leaving could be heard - suitcases being flung and dragged across the floor , impetuous footsteps , doors slamming . " Hey , " said Louise . " Today's the day . I got you some ...
... Louise's O's , and from the house ostenta- tious sounds of leaving could be heard - suitcases being flung and dragged across the floor , impetuous footsteps , doors slamming . " Hey , " said Louise . " Today's the day . I got you some ...
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... Louise . " Melvin's dead , Mama , " said Ethel . " Been dead . " " Eula told me that , but I forgot , " said Louise . " Yeah , well , your mind was on other things , " said Ethel . " Roger had his finger on that silver thread , " said ...
... Louise . " Melvin's dead , Mama , " said Ethel . " Been dead . " " Eula told me that , but I forgot , " said Louise . " Yeah , well , your mind was on other things , " said Ethel . " Roger had his finger on that silver thread , " said ...
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