
Brown delivers a series of nine essays that assail the Mississippi farm life of his early years. Woven in are intimate reflections on the South and its musicians, writers, farmers, fishers and dreamers that Brown has grown to know so well.

InBilly Ray's Farm,Larry Brown brings the appealing blend of candor, humor, and poignancy of his acclaimed novelsFayandFather and Sonto nine personal essays that explore the emotional and physical landscape of the corner of Mississippi he calls home. The centerpiece of this collection...