up as the wife of a blue-collar man, just like her mama, and Truely is a High School football star who is trying to live up to his daddy's aspirations. Their world is fine until Courtney arrives at home one day, delivered by her college roommate, and announces to the family that she wants to move to San Francisco to attend Art School. The family is shocked and scandalized, but Courtney leaves, makes her fortune, and is eventually followed by Truely who makes his own fortune in California. The book follows both Courtney and Truely as they use the values they've learned in Mississippi and their relationships with each other and the folks around them to forge a life and create their own happiness in California. The characters are developed and the descriptions of everyday life in California and Mississippi are wonderful (Courtney makes a mean pot of greens, even if she does live in Saratoga, CA). Nanci Kincaid has written several books, but if you enjoy this one, try also reading As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me. This is a touching story about Berry Jackson, a young teenager growing up in Pinetta, Florida, who spends her days soaking up the lives of her parents, her two brothers and an amusing assortment of odd neighbors and friends. The truths and lies she unearths during her observations help her develop her own sense of self and mature into adulthood.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Eat, Drink and Be from Mississippi
How could I find a title for this blog entry that is any better than the title of this book? Nanci Kincaid's Eat, Drink and Be from Mississippi is a beautifully written, lyrical novel about two kids born in Hinds County, Mississippi and their lives there and in California. The two main characters, Courtney and Truely Noonan are your typical "rural Mississippi" kids- Courtney is destined to grow up as the wife of a blue-collar man, just like her mama, and Truely is a High School football star who is trying to live up to his daddy's aspirations. Their world is fine until Courtney arrives at home one day, delivered by her college roommate, and announces to the family that she wants to move to San Francisco to attend Art School. The family is shocked and scandalized, but Courtney leaves, makes her fortune, and is eventually followed by Truely who makes his own fortune in California. The book follows both Courtney and Truely as they use the values they've learned in Mississippi and their relationships with each other and the folks around them to forge a life and create their own happiness in California. The characters are developed and the descriptions of everyday life in California and Mississippi are wonderful (Courtney makes a mean pot of greens, even if she does live in Saratoga, CA). Nanci Kincaid has written several books, but if you enjoy this one, try also reading As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me. This is a touching story about Berry Jackson, a young teenager growing up in Pinetta, Florida, who spends her days soaking up the lives of her parents, her two brothers and an amusing assortment of odd neighbors and friends. The truths and lies she unearths during her observations help her develop her own sense of self and mature into adulthood.
up as the wife of a blue-collar man, just like her mama, and Truely is a High School football star who is trying to live up to his daddy's aspirations. Their world is fine until Courtney arrives at home one day, delivered by her college roommate, and announces to the family that she wants to move to San Francisco to attend Art School. The family is shocked and scandalized, but Courtney leaves, makes her fortune, and is eventually followed by Truely who makes his own fortune in California. The book follows both Courtney and Truely as they use the values they've learned in Mississippi and their relationships with each other and the folks around them to forge a life and create their own happiness in California. The characters are developed and the descriptions of everyday life in California and Mississippi are wonderful (Courtney makes a mean pot of greens, even if she does live in Saratoga, CA). Nanci Kincaid has written several books, but if you enjoy this one, try also reading As Hot As It Was You Ought to Thank Me. This is a touching story about Berry Jackson, a young teenager growing up in Pinetta, Florida, who spends her days soaking up the lives of her parents, her two brothers and an amusing assortment of odd neighbors and friends. The truths and lies she unearths during her observations help her develop her own sense of self and mature into adulthood.
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