Mama and the Hills of Home

By Essie Kathryn Scott Payne

Mama lived a life of prayer and song, in good times and in bad. Living on an isolated farm when her husband died, she sang and prayed her eight children through the Great Depression and on into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887393985
• ISBN13: 9780887393983
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Azure Venture Publishing Company
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Beautifully written

One of the best books I've read in a long time. Beautifully written and inspiring. Mrs. Scott-Payne has an amazing grasp of story telling and so intelligently weaves her history using a thoroughly poetic voice. Her descriptions of the hills she grew up in, the hard work on the farm and her mothers relentless problem-solving and faith are really quite wonderful and heartfelt. A great American document and an even greater human story. Bravo!

Mother and Daughter - Heroines Of America

This American Classic is deftly written by Essie, Scotty, Termite, and Kathryn! Her word pictures far exceed the brilliance of an exquisite photograph. The joys and sorrows faithfully capture true heroines from a hill. This gem should be read by every American(especially Oprah and Imus)! Thank you Mrs. Payne

Memoir the way a memoir should be

I think that memoirs are the most honest form of writing. This book is an excellent memoir. So many published memoirs are written by the famous or those that think that they are especially important. There is nothing wrong with this if such authors are actually good writers. This person is an accomplished teacher, though I gather not a "famous" teacher, who is also an excellent writer. She has a fine story to tell about perserving, and acknowleding that such perservance comes from the strength one gathers from others; in this case from the wisdom and strength of the author's mother. This book isn't going to sell like a memoir by Alice Walker, but we are talking about the same kind of rare territory. I like to find good books. This book is a find.