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| patchworkpeace |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 09:44:44 AM
Just finished listening to audio version of this book (read by the author) and heartily recommend it. Thanks to those on this site who recommended it -- it is excellent.
Lilly (the author's grandmother) was a true-blue strong woman. The story is quite humorous in parts, too.
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Jul 06 2010 : 5:05:37 PM
I know Judy! I have so many books to read this summer. lol
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
| patchworkpeace |
Posted - Jul 06 2010 : 4:00:40 PM
Channah,
Some good summer reading, enjoy!
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Jul 06 2010 : 11:23:29 AM
Thanks Beverly! I will!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
| Beverly Gill |
Posted - Jul 05 2010 : 3:15:11 PM
Channah,
Do get the books----they are a good read......I thoroughly enjoyed them........makes you think.
Beverly Gill |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Jul 05 2010 : 2:26:53 PM
ooh, I will have to get these books too!
Thanks so much Judy for sharing!
Hug,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
| Beverly Gill |
Posted - Jul 05 2010 : 1:40:06 PM
Read both these books----the first Half
Broke Horses was my favorite........I found the other very sad.......I felt so bad for the kids.....tough tough life for them.....but they came out stronger in the end.
Beverly Gill |
| Bear5 |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 7:51:14 PM
Thanks so much Judy for the information. I'll have to get those two books.
Thanks, again.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| patchworkpeace |
Posted - May 21 2010 : 06:04:40 AM
Marly,
It is the story of the author's grandmother who was a very colorful woman to say the least.[:
She was born at the turn of the century on a western farm. Her father was always looking for the newest thing to do to turn a profit and ended up losing his shirt, usually. However the best part of the story is her life, from marrying a bigamist while young and striking out on her own in Chicago to moonshining for extra cash to feed her two children to persevering until she received her teaching degree. This doesn't begin to tell her story. It is a combination of wild, crazy lady, hard work, creativity, making do and ambition. If you like stories about gritty, hardworking people, you'll enjoy this one.
Happy reading,
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| Marybeth |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 6:11:45 PM
I really liked 'Half-Broke Horses'(I read it first) much better than Glass Castle. but both were good. MaryBeth
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 2:52:29 PM
I loved both these books too - and I agree Lindsay, I think that would be better to read Half Broke Horses first, I did it the other way too:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| Lindsay C |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 9:52:15 PM
The sequel is called "The Glass Castle", although it was actually written before this book. I read it first, but wish I had waited until I read "Half-Broke Horses" because it would have been nice to know where the author was coming from. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although it is a bit heavier in subject matter. It would be classified as a memoir, not fiction like this book is.
Lindsay
Farmgirl Sister #1452 |
| Bear5 |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 8:23:10 PM
Judy:
Can you tell me a little about the book, "Half-Broke Horses". Sounds good.
Thanks.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 10:14:10 AM
There is a sequel too, can't remember the name right now, but I hear it is even better. I read this one in book form and enjoyed it. It had photos in it, too, which was nice to see the folks who were being written about.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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