Stories My Grandmother Would Love: Featuring Eleven "Miss Lillie" Stories About Life on the Farm in the 1930s - Softcover

Ms. Forester grew up in the south and the southwest but settled in Maryland in 1963, when she began working for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during the Kennedy administration. She retired from the federal government in 1994. This is her first book of short stories. In the aMiss Lilliea stories she gives us a heartwarming look back at the life of her mother and her family as they struggled to make a living from their farm during the Depressionathe hardships of living without electricity and running water, the joys of getting a new puppy or a new baby sister, and the everyday activities of this family of ten. This is followed by a collection of modern stories that entertain us with their humor, romance, and trials and tribulations. Ms. Forester spins her thought-provoking tales in a folksy and engaging manner that you will find thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.