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Highest Praise for Mother and Son
Happened upon this fabulous book while browsing in a book store a couple of years ago. It became one of my all time favorites and I frequently recommend it to other avid readers. I was surprised that I had not yet submitted a review so when checking out this webpage today and hoping Mr. Curtiss had written another book, I decided to document my rating. <
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>It is not necessary to review the story as many other reviewers have already done a fine job in that regard. If you are looking for and appreciate a book that will entertain, inform, and provide an unforgettable connection to a provocative time and place ( 20th century America ), do not hesitate to treat yourself.

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An Unforgettable Book...
This book has been sitting on my wish list for well over a year. The whole 'Story of the Gothic South' thing was holding me back. I was expecting something dark and disturbing. Instead I got what is now one one of my all-time favorite books. <
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>Huston Curtiss was 7 years old in 1929, living on a farm in West Virginia with his beautiful do-gooder mother, and about 15 other people that his mother took in to live with them in their huge home. What I loved about this book was that it has it all. Murder, suicide, love, heartbreak, trans-gender, racial tensions, mistresses, and good 'ol southern charm. <
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>The fact that this is a true story is amazing to me. This is Mr. Curtiss's story of his childhood...and you couldn't make this stuff up. What these people had to deal with in those days...no thank you. While most of the story takes place in 1929, he does take you further into the future, up to 1967, and explains what became of everyone, which I appreciated. <
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>In the end, I can't recommend this book enough. It was funny, sad, tragic, heroic...everything you could possible get out of a book, you get out of this one. I'm so glad I finally got this off my wish list and read it...although I am dying to know what Stanley/Stella's real name is!

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What a wind!
A set of tales and clever anecdotes woven together in a near-diary of an eight year old boy growing up on a farm in West Virginia. The unique perspective of a grown man telling the story of his strange childhood makes for an enticing read! Curtiss evokes such raw sentiment and child-like detachment in his tales, that the extraordinary and unusual characters and events are accepted with mirth and wonder -- as you turn the page for more... Highly recommended!