The Milkweed Ladies

by Louise McNeill

Book Overview

The Milkweed Ladies is written out of deep affection for and intimate knowledge of the lives of rural people and the rhythms of the natural world. It is a personal account of the farm in southern West Virginia where poet Louise McNeill's family has lived for nine generations.

The Milkweed Ladies is filled with memorable characters--an herb-gathering granny, McNeill's sailor father, her patient, flower-loving mother, and Aunt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822954060
• ISBN13: 9780822954064
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Milkweed Ladies

Fantastic book. Only problem - I ordered and paid for hardcover and they sent paperback - for way more than the price of any paperback copy offered.... I am assuming this will be remedied. It is a keepsake book of a wonderful simple life.

A gentle and profound memoir of an Appalachian family.

Louise McNeill was the poet laureate of her home state of West Virginia, and this book is poetic in its evocation of the richness of rural life in that state. She makes you feel the variety and delight of nature, the security of family and friends, and the uncertainties of change. I reread this book about once a year, and I find it fresh and inspiring every time.