The Widow's Mite (Contemporary American Fiction)

By Ferrol Sams

Book Overview

"These stories focus on the Byzantine social politics within small Georgia towns; they typically display an earthy vernacular, gossipy digressions, and down-home wisdom".--Library Journal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140112502
• ISBN13: 9780140112504
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.3" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

The Widow's Mite

A wonderful read---typical of all of Ferrol Sams wonderful "down home humor" books! Loved it!

Amusing, moving, and memorable

This was my first exposure to Ferroll Sams and a couple of the stories will stick with you forever. You will have to figure this out for yourself. I recently listened to a recording of these stories and was surprised all over again just how wonderful they are.Most of these incorporate Southern quirkiness. There is one very moving story in the form of a letter to the author from a young doctor who treats Sams. These are original and well-written stories and provide a sample of Dr. Sams' writing skill. His three autobiographical novels that followed these stories are worth looking for.

Keen observations--from hilarious to dark. Fascinating.

This is a brilliant observation of rural Southern life from dark to side-splitting; always affectionate and often surprising. It is infused with the compassion of a skilled but humble healer. It is an unusual juxtaposition of broad literary and poetic references and the unique rural, Southern witticisms and dialect.