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(More customer reviews)I bought this book sight-unseen as a gift for my 77-year old mother since she lives not so far from Mr. Stuart's neck of the woods and I thought she would enjoy it (I'd read several on Mr. Stuart's short stories when I was going to school). One minor comment: while the text certainly isn't 'phone book' tiny, I wish they'd used a larger text and made two volumes out of it if necessary. Still, I don't want to be too critical of a good effort, so I'll give it 4. Mr. Stuart was quite an inspiration to the teachers in my hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee.
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The thirty-four stories in this collection, selected fromStuart's 460 published stories, reveal the variety and range of hisfictional world.Some reflect the wonder of growing up, while othersportray the comedy and tragedy in the lives of the strong, rough-hewncharacters of his world.Running through most of them like a goldenthread is Stuart's celebration of the strength and affirmative view oflife of his people, and their love for the land.Stuart's own lovefor the land and its rhythms of life also comes through clearly.
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