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A Short History of a Small Place
A Short History of a Small Place | T. R. Pearson
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Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of A Short History of a Small Place announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.
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Despite my desire to avoid having a DNF first thing in the new year, I'm setting this one aside. I made it a little past the midpoint, but the liberal use of the "n" word (historically accurate though it may be) and the incessant "Daddy said" and "Daddy called it" interjections make it hard for me to get invested. Moving on to Cold Comfort Farm.
Unrelated photo: the view of the Pacific Ocean from our New Year's Day hike.

Hooked_on_books I bailed on my first book of the year as well. And then my next one was fantastic! Sounds like you made a good choice based on the description. Yikes! Gorgeous view. 5y
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