Ava's Man, by Rick Bragg
Bragg tells of his maternal grandfather, Charlie Bundrum, who fed and clothed his family during the Great Depression despite his foibles and lack of education.
Beach Music, by Pat Conroy
Jack McCall and his infant daughter flee to Rome after his wife's suicide. His sister-in-law interrupts his life as she and two friends seek his help in tracking down a missing classmate.
Lunch at the Piccadilly , by Clyde Edgerton
Lil’s middle-age bachelor nephew, Carl, watches over her and a few of her friends who are also residents of the Rosehaven Convalescence Center. Lil is recovering from an fall and wants to get out and back to her own apartment. She is looking for adventure and stretches Carl’s good humor and patience to the limit.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: A Novel, by Fannie Flagg
A resident of the Rose Terrace Nursing Home, Cleo Threadgoode, reminisces about her life in the 1930's, and the extended family who frequented the Whistle Stop Café in Alabama. Available on DVD starring Kathy Bates, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jessica Tandy.
Pawleys Island (Lowcountry Tales), by Dorothea Benton Frank
In this "low country tale", Frank takes us again to the islands off the coast of Charleston, SC. Relationships abound in her tales and the sense of place makes you want to move there!
Gods in Alabama, by Josilyn Jackson
Arlene Fleet swore she would never ever return to her hometown of Possett, Alabama after leaving but ten years later she finds herself taking her African American boyfriend, Burr, are on their way to confront Arlene's redneck roots, and the secret from her past.
The Songcatcher, by Sharyn McCrumb
Singer Lark McCourry traces a song she recalls from childhood through generations of her family from a Scottish island to western North Carolina. If you love stories of the Appalachian Mountains and those who have "the sight", you will enjoy reading this number 6 of the Ballad Novels.
Heartbreak Hotel, by Anne Rivers Siddons
Southern college life in the 1950s is brought to life as Maggie Deloach evolves into a person who begins to think more about integration and other issues of the times. The title is from an Elvis Presley song of the day!
Fair and Tender Ladies (Ballantine Reader's Circle), by Lee Smith
In this epistolary novel, we hear the story of Ivy Rowe, an Appalachian mountain girl in pre World War I days. Ivy tells us her life story, with all trials and tribulations of that time and place, in letters. A wonderful read!
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A Novel, by Rebecca Wells
Vivi’s daughter, Siddalee, begs her mother to tell her the history of her mother’s crazy quartet of friends, the Ya-Yas. Vivi shares her scrapbook "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" which gives us a look at life in small town Louisiana. Available on DVD starring Ellen Burstyn and Sandra Bullock.
, by Rick Bragg
, by Pat Conroy
, by Clyde Edgerton
, by Fannie Flagg
Kathy Bates, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jessica Tandy.
, by Dorothea Benton Frank
, by Josilyn Jackson
, by Sharyn McCrumb
, by Anne Rivers Siddons
, by Lee Smith
, by Rebecca Wells
starring Ellen Burstyn and Sandra Bullock.
