The Ponder Heart, (Paperback)

from akblanchard

This novella (157 pages in the edition I read) was recommended to me as an enjoyable example of Southern literature. As such, it is mostly a portrait of a small-town community in Mississippi in the...

from thornton37814

This humorous story of Uncle Daniel Ponder is told through the eyes of his niece, Edna Earle. Much of the action centers on his marriage, his wife's death, and his subsequent trial. An early humoro...

from AliceAnna

Yet another beautiful story by Welty -- full of almost unbelievable eccentricity and Southern charm. How many Uncle Davids are out there giving away their money and lost in a world that is truly ou...

from whitewavedarling

I have to admit I got a bit bored with this. It was a simple easy read, but it seemed as if it should have been one of Welty's short stories (for the story and characters that were given) instead o...

from myrlton

This is one of the funniest novels you'll ever read. Read it slowly and try to imagine the dialects and relaxed culture of the old American South. How anyone could read these words from the trial o...