HELPMEETS, MIDWIVES, AND SNAKEBIT WOMEN is a collection of stories, memoir, and poetry in the genre of creative nonfiction. These pieces are inspired by and rooted in the tradition of family storytelling, specifically that of women born in the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries in the Appalachian foothills of northwest Georgia. The author spent her early years in an activity modern life seldom affords: quiet and undistracted hours listening to kinswomen spill stories of their lives and learning of their history, traditions, pleasures, hardships, and sorrows. Using their memories overlayed with information found in public records and written history and with her own imagination and knowledge of their backgrounds, she explores the boundaries of history, oral tradition, and fiction, gives voice to the experiences and concerns of women who often had no license to speak for themselves, and draws a narrative portrait of everyday heroines and the times they lived in.
ASIN: B0DFD3QZVL
VSKU: PKV.B0DFD3QZVL.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Williams, Retha|King, Melissa
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!