I love the narrators voice, and the tone of this book is soothing and calming. Love hearing about the family and the time period. Would for sure recommend to anyone looking for a calming listen.

This story made me proud of being a 'Country Bumpkin. I was so reminded of my own father and his matter of fact approach to the dilemmas of being poor in the south. My family was one of thousands who braved the desperations brought about by the Dust Bowl era, and brought back to me stories told by relatives and old timers who know what its like to be truly self reliant when it came to putting food on the table in times of extreme need. This is a beautiful tale, richly wrought by the people who made it through similarly hard times. I admire Rick Bragg's painfully honest account of a fathers tough decisions and a woman's steel when it comes to making sacrifices for their children. To me it felt a little like Harper Lee's To Kill A mockingbird. A dark but richly woven story of human trial and error in a harsh world. Inspiring!

This is my favorite book ever! I've read it two or three times several years ago and when I saw it on AudioBooks I couldn't resist. I actually liked it better on audio books because the narrator was so good!!! I just love the characters in this memoir; Rick Bragg is a master of storytelling!

I was thoroughly enjoyed by this book. Good stories about a man I would like to of met.