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Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker : Missteps and Lessons Learned by Katherine Snow Smith (2020, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherShe Writes Press

ISBN-101631528580

ISBN-139781631528583

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038648930

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Book TitleRules for the Southern Rulebreaker : Missteps and Lessons Learned

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPersonal Memoirs, General, Parenting / Motherhood, Form / Essays

Publication Year2020

GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Humor

AuthorKatherine Snow Smith

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Reviews2020 CIBA Hearten Book Awards 1st Place Winner "Katherine Snow Smith's sure voice, deft pen, hilarious sense of humorand always original slant on things offer the reader much to enjoy inthese delightful essays--and also much to identify with, especially foranother Southern girl. Her delightful, humorous accounts always convey adeeper truth--about self-image, especially for women; about raisingchildren; about an early death in the family and the later loss of afriend; about politics and belief--about life itself. Snow Smith's ownlifetime of writing and observant living is distilled in this kind,original, and compulsively readable book." --Lee Smith, author of Fair and Tender Ladies and winner of the Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction and the Southern Book Critics Circle Award "Katherine's ability to observe her life from the balcony while it playsout on stage is a gift to her readers. Her keen perspective--which isunapologetically southern and chock-full of grit, forgiveness, andhumor--reminds us that we all aspire to love well and to laugh until ourface hurts." --Charla Muller, author of Pretty Takes Practice: A Southern Woman's Search for the Real Meaning of Beauty " Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker is a warm, genuine memoir about living fully beyond the bounds of others' expectations." -- Foreword Reviews "Smith writes of going her own way with humor and honesty, encouragingreaders not to take themselves too seriously and find value in friendsand family. Readers of essays from Sloane Crosley, Samantha Irby, orBailey White will laugh out loud." -- Booklist, 2020 CIBA Hearten Book Awards 1st Place Winner "Katherine Snow Smith's sure voice, deft pen, hilarious sense of humor and always original slant on things offer the reader much to enjoy in these delightful essays--and also much to identify with, especially for another Southern girl. Her delightful, humorous accounts always convey a deeper truth--about self-image, especially for women; about raising children; about an early death in the family and the later loss of a friend; about politics and belief--about life itself. Snow Smith's own lifetime of writing and observant living is distilled in this kind, original, and compulsively readable book." --Lee Smith, author of Fair and Tender Ladies and winner of the Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction and the Southern Book Critics Circle Award "Katherine's ability to observe her life from the balcony while it plays out on stage is a gift to her readers. Her keen perspective--which is unapologetically southern and chock-full of grit, forgiveness, and humor--reminds us that we all aspire to love well and to laugh until our face hurts." --Charla Muller, author of Pretty Takes Practice: A Southern Woman's Search for the Real Meaning of Beauty " Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker is a warm, genuine memoir about living fully beyond the bounds of others' expectations." -- Foreword Reviews "Smith writes of going her own way with humor and honesty, encouraging readers not to take themselves too seriously and find value in friends and family. Readers of essays from Sloane Crosley, Samantha Irby, or Bailey White will laugh out loud." -- Booklist

SynopsisWithout meaning to defy society's guidelines for parenting, marriage, work and friendship, Katherine Snow Smith continually finds herself off the expected path--whether that means falling on President Barack Obama, camped with her teenage daughter at a raucous music festival, or ending a twenty-four-year marriage because she simply can't "muddle through." Here, she shines a spotlight on the humor and humanity that come with sometimes breaking the rules., Southern women are inundated with rules starting early--from alwayswearing sensible shoes to never talking about death to the dying, andcertainly not relying on song lyrics for marriage therapy. Nevertheless, Katherine Snow Smith keeps doing things like falling offher high heels onto President Barack Obama, gaining dubious status asthe middle school "lice mom," and finding confirmation in the lyrics ofMiranda Lambert after her twenty-four-year marriage ends. Somehow,despite never meaning to defy Southern expectations for parenting,marriage, work, and friendship, Smith has found herself doing just thatfor over four decades. Luckily for everyone, the outcome of these"broken rules" is this collection of refreshing stories, filled withvulnerability, humor, and insight, sharing how she received lifelongadvice from a sixth-grade correspondence with an Oscar-winning actress,convinced a terminally ill friend to write good-bye letters, and won themother of all "don't give up" lectures by finishing a road race last(as the pizza boxes were thrown away). Rules for the Southern Rule Breaker will resonate with everywoman, southern or not, who has a tendency to wander down the hazy sideroads and realizes the rewards that come from listening to the pull inone's heart over the voice in one's head., Southern women are inundated with rules starting early--from always wearing sensible shoes to never talking about death to the dying, and certainly not relying on song lyrics for marriage therapy. Nevertheless, Katherine Snow Smith keeps doing things like falling off her high heels onto President Barack Obama, gaining dubious status as the middle school "lice mom," and finding confirmation in the lyrics of Miranda Lambert after her twenty-four-year marriage ends. Somehow, despite never meaning to defy Southern expectations for parenting, marriage, work, and friendship, Smith has found herself doing just that for over four decades. Luckily for everyone, the outcome of these "broken rules" is this collection of refreshing stories, filled with vulnerability, humor, and insight, sharing how she received lifelong advice from a sixth-grade correspondence with an Oscar-winning actress, convinced a terminally ill friend to write good-bye letters, and won the mother of all "don't give up" lectures by finishing a road race last (as the pizza boxes were thrown away). Rules for the Southern Rule Breaker will resonate with every woman, southern or not, who has a tendency to wander down the hazy side roads and realizes the rewards that come from listening to the pull in one's heart over the voice in one's head.