Bailey White
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Welcome to the unique world of Bailey White. Her aunt Belle may take you to see the alligator she's taught to bellow on command. Her uncle Jimbuddy may appall you with his knack for losing pieces of himself. Most of all, you may succumb utterly to the charms of Bailey's mama--who may take you to Rosey's, a North Florida juke joint so raunchy it scared Ernest Hemingway, and then tuck you into an antique bed that has the disconcerting habit of folding...
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A holiday collection of short fiction shares vignettes that capture the eccentric lives of the inhabitants of a small Southern town, from an efficiency expert who gets Christmas down to forty-five minutes flat, to a woman who claims John James Audubon is living in her attic.
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In this collection of stories about life and living from Bailey White-the former first-grade teacher, avid gardener, and frequent host of NPR's All Things Considered-recalls anecdotes about her rural upbringing, her eccentric mother, and other tales tinted with her southern charm. In addition to " Among the Mushrooms," the stories in this recording include:
" Flying Saucer"
" Music"
" Sidewalk Diagnosis"
" In the Bleak Mid-Winter"
" Movie Producer"
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