Book
Dimestore / Lee Smith.
A "book about Smith{u2019}s process and her life, first as a Southern mountain child and, later, as the parent of a schizophrenic child...Despite being surrounded by loving family and being blessed with an active imagination, Lee copes with a mentally ill mother. Later, her son{u2019}s mental illness and early death brings her to the breaking point but she is saved by her writing"--Lois Gross for LibraryReads."--NoveList.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616205027
- ISBN: 1616205024
- Physical Description: xix, 202 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: Raised to leave: some thoughts on "culture" -- Dimestore -- Recipe box -- Kindly nervous -- Lady lessons -- Marble cake and moonshine -- Big river -- On Lou's porch -- Lightning storm -- Driving Miss Daisy crazy, or, Losing the mind of the South -- Good-bye to the sunset man -- Blue heaven -- A life in books -- Angels passing -- The little locksmith. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Smith, Lee, 1944- > Childhood and youth. Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography. Grundy (Va.) > Biography. Grundy (Va.) > Social life and customs. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 813.54SMIT (Text) | 34455006186825 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
