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She : the old woman who took over my life / Kathryn Tucker Windham.
This slender book, the last of twenty-nine written by Kathryn Tucker Windham over her long and productive life, will be an exquisitely bittersweet read for the many fans of the late storyteller and author from Selma, Alabama. In She , which Windham was putting the finishing touches on when she died in June 2011, the author describes how she woke up one day to find that she had an unwanted houseguest, an old woman who had suddenly moved into her home and was taking over her life. Windham referred to this interloper simply as She , and here the reader has been invited into the lively colloquy between the author―whose spirit has not changed―and her alter ego, who moves haltingly toward her earthly end. She will leave you laughing and crying, but also grateful and hopeful.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781588382788
- ISBN: 1588382788
- Physical Description: 112 pages ; 19 cm
- Publisher: Montgomery, Ala. : NewSouth Books, ©2011.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | She moves in -- Cooking for She / She takes naps -- I cope, She laughs -- I forget, she smirks -- She is slow -- She electrifies me -- She and feng shui -- She edits my stories -- She and I remember -- Honey, She shrank me -- She and pallbearers -- Editor's postscript. |
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| Subject: | Windham, Kathryn Tucker. Folklorists > Alabama > Biography. Journalists > Alabama > Biography. Alabama > Social life and customs. |
| Genre: | Nonfiction Biographies. Autobiographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| scottsboropl | 976.1092 Win | 32269000953284 | Adult - Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
This slender book, the last of twenty-nine written by Kathryn Tucker Windham over her long and productive life, will be an exquisitely bittersweet read for the many fans of the late storyteller and author from Selma, Alabama. In She , which Windham was putting the finishing touches on when she died in June 2011, the author describes how she woke up one day to find that she had an unwanted houseguest, an old woman who had suddenly moved into her home and was taking over her life. Windham referred to this interloper simply as She , and here the reader has been invited into the lively colloquy between the author―whose spirit has not changed―and her alter ego, who moves haltingly toward her earthly end. She will leave you laughing and crying, but also grateful and hopeful.
