Petite Jolie Blonde: A Mother's & Daughter's Cherished Story

By V. Rokovic

"My mother's hair.... My delight as a child had a lot to do, poetically speaking, with the color of that...." Presenting a memoir rich with good will, sentiment & humor- a story from beneath the prim, tall oaks draped in Spanish moss. And the fable of childhood is chock-full with the irony & divine mystery of Mother's surely magnificent adult world! The state of Louisiana, devastated time & time again, is in a slow mode of recuperation as everyone seems to know. The author feels herself akin, wishes share the gift of her surprisingly refined Southern heritage, of its ability to win non-natives over with the vibrant sounds of music, the delicious smells & flavors, & of course, the stories passed down "word of mouth." Yes, growing up in "the 'Deep'" allows one an uncommon allowance towards "perspective!" The wonder & struggle of Ms. Rokovic's life, her early tiny victories, the understanding of the impact the choices her yellow-haired mama "Jolie Blonde" have made, are newly unveiled. It is bright and sunny- the piquant tale of the squirrely chestnut-haired girl likewise possessing a "wanderlust" for adventure, searching for & gathering a treasure of small history. An often unabashedly comical journey, crude as it is youthful...as it is guileless, where else but from beyond those deviate backwoods, cher!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479160725
• ISBN13: 9781479160723
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.3" x 7.0"