Category: Memoir Publisher: Belle Rouge Publishing
ISBN-10: 151919644X
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 228
Copyright: June 21, 2016
ISBN-13: 9781519196446
Memoirs And Musings Of A Southern Woman
Born in Virginia, raised just across the state line in North Carolina, La Belle Rouge cherishes her memories of growing up in mid-twentieth century Dixie. This is a volume of memoirs about family, friends, neighbors and even favorite pets. Some fiction mixed with non fiction. A memorial to a more relaxed pace, a more innocent time in the rural South, where honest hard work, abiding faith and caring for others were cherished values. Stories and poems, poignant, heart touching and humorous offer a glimpse of a not too distant but very different past and how it felt to be one child, girl, woman, American by birth, Southern by the grace of God.
Excerpt
White Summer Dresses
to feel once more the strength of youth
and its mindless disregard for the future
to run in crimson fields of sweet clover
to follow heart, sacrifice all freely to love
unencumbered by untried intellect’s reason
stand in summer storm unafraid of thunder
not chilled by cold rain on hot afternoons
to sleep again that unburdened slumber
known only by innocence undisturbed
in waking heart of a mystic woman child
to gaze into the crystal ball of infinity
and steadfastly envision only the gift
of freedom tied in bright ribbons of hope
too little lived to find much sorrow in
to trust again and not despair of truth
nor justice within depths of human hearts
to be that uncomplicated girl once more
if only in dreams and memories clouded
by the fog of heartaches and knowledge
to live those times again, innocent days
of pink nail polish on unwrinkled hands
and gossamer white summer dresses
As I read the poem it reminded me of my own childhood in much northern climes. But when I got to the end of the description that my toenails were more likely covered with mud rather than pink nail polish. ;-)
Good luck with this one. I'm sure that your readers will want to find out about all of your experiences growing up in the heart of Dixie.
A passionate and poignant memoir written by a woman whose life has been guided by the words: "I am here to learn how to love well." The book is a deep examination of relationships, family, motivation, and honoring of the Self.
At the young of age of seven, Jill's mother Eve takes her for regular sessions to a child psychologist for treatment of her anxiety, which only makes her behavior worse. When she reaches her teens, she starts drinking and then smoking marijuana with
