Mama's Homemade Love: A Southern Woman Leaves a Legacy

By Barbara Sims

Book Overview

Meet Mama. She daily bakes the "Staff of Life" and serves it hot, and transforms lace and organdy into Easter dresses. Watch Mama. She made roux before Cajun cooking ever became popular and was frying... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577485785
• ISBN13: 9781577485780
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Barbour Pub Inc
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Beautifully touching.

This book is an excellent portrait of a mother--the author's mother, my mother, and probably your mother. It speaks of bygone days, when families were close and love was lavishly bestowed to all. One cannot read this book without returning to those remembered days of years gone by, to taste the homemade recipes prepared by loving hands, to chuckle at the mistakes made in youth, or to be moved to tears by the loving acts and sad losses we all have shared with this author. Mrs. Sims has painted such a clear picture of Mama, her strength, moral character, and loving attitude, that we feel we have known her a lifetime. In my opinion, this book is an absolute treasure that should be shared with everyone.

A moving tribute to a beautiful woman.

This book reminds us all of the importance and power of a life well-lived. Helen (mama to the author, mamaw to me), the subject of this book, was both an amazing person and a symbol of those we have loved who have gone before us, or who are still with us for a while longer. It will engender in the reader a greater appreciation for both. In a time of moral turbulence she is a beacon of the magnificent possibilities of an honest and simple life. This book is a well written tribute told in brief vignettes sure to elicit many smiles and not a few tears.Alan Sims Helen's Oldest Grandchild