
Learning to Speak Southern
by Lindsey Rogers Cook
Title:
Learning to Speak Southern
Author:
Lindsey Rogers Cook
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
288 pages
Publisher:
Sourcebooks, Inc
ISBN-13:
9781728205403
EAN:
9781728205403
Publication Date:
01/07/2021
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
420
Dimensions (mm):
141 x 210 x 26
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A searing Southern story about confronting the difference between the family you''re born into and the family you choose, from the acclaimed author of How to Bury Your BrotherLex fled Memphis years ago, making ends meet with odd jobs teaching English around the world. She only returns when she has no choice, when her godmother presents her with a bargain she can''t refuse. Lex has never understood her mother, who died tragically right before Lex''s college graduation, but now she''s got a chance to read her journals, to try and figure out what sent her mother spiraling all those years ago.The Memphis that Lex inhabits is more bourbon and bbq joint than sweet tea on front porches, and as she pieces together the Memphis her mother knew, seeing the lure of the world through her mother''s lush writing, she must confront more of her own past and the people she left behind. Once all is laid bare, Lex must decide for herself: What is the true meaning of family?










