Swag: Southern Women Aging Gracefully

by Melinda Rainey Thompson

Book Overview

SWAG started as a lark when Thompson began a monthly mailing of her humorous essays about ordinary events from a Southern woman's perspective. Over several years, her subscription list grew to nearly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089587329X
• ISBN13: 9780895873293
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A masterpiece

This is a great book, and is so funny. I felt like the author was telling stories of things that had happened in my life. If you are from the south, you understand---if your from the north----you'll want to move to the south to age gracefully. Easy to read and enjoy.

So Funny, So True

Melinda Rainey Thompson is a woman who has a way with words! She is able to take the everyday life of a Southern woman and make it so true and funny that I am left breathless with laughter! In one chapter I was driven to tears as I laughed! Read and enjoy!

I'm buying this book for the 6th time

That pretty much says it all, doesn't it? I sent this book last week to my cousin in North Carolina who flew to California for my father's funeral with a poundcake in her purse. Us Californians thought that was a bit nutty, but my husband, who is from the south, laughed until he cried and said, "You didn't expect a southern lady to show up empty handed now, did you?" My cousin called yesterday to thank me for the book and said it had been the highlight of her day. I'm sure I'll be buying this book a few more times...

like a phone call from an old friend

This is one of those books one just does not want to finish reading because it will be like the end of a friendship. As a former English teacher, the author expresses her love of the English language in her writing without anyone ever guessing she was a "stuffy old English teacher." She is wise beyond her years and should inspire other lovers of our language to write about ordinary things. This book will make you laugh and cry; it will make you think and do. It will send you on a wonderful trip down memory lane and will inspire you to drink more lemonade, visit more friends, and catch more lightning bugs.

delightful southern flavor

I received a copy of this book from the publisher and was delighted to see it was written by someone from my hometown (Greenville, Ala.) Melinda Rainey Thompson. I was even more delighted when I actually read the book. It is full of the warmth, sentiment and wry humor of the South I know and love. As a Lifestyles writer for a small town paper, I get a lot of preview copies of books. Frankly, some of them I never finish or even start. Definitely not the case with Melinda's book. One of the great aspects of this collection is you can browse throughout the book and read an essay here or there as time allows...keep it on your bedstand at night, in the car to read while waiting in line at the drive-thru, etc. While this is a humorous book (with the author constantly poking fun at herself) there are also some very touching moments, too. You don't have to be a southern woman to enjoy this, either. Some things like motherhood and trying on bathing suits are just universal! Melinda and I have never met but we have chatted via phone, and it was like we were old friends. You'll feel that way when you read her book. Well recommended and suitable for all ages (no R-rated humor here).