The Little Way of Ruthie Leming : A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life (Hardcover)

from Rascalstar

A story about our people and where we come from, told from the perspective of a brother who is different from his only sister. She loves the land and family and stays rooted there, giving of herself always -- even as she fights a deadly cancer. Her brother, who couldn't wait to get away and see t...

from bgknighton

The tale of a soul-searching brother. Life in a small town is what you make of it. It can be a loving enlarged family or a soul-smothering existence. Sometimes you have to leave to find home.

from dgregoryburns

This is a well written and touching book about reconciliation and healing. For the writer and conservative writer Rod Dreher and his younger sister, Ruthie, their small Louisiana community defined them as he and she matured. It produced feelings of belonging to her as well as a compulsion to get ...

from homeschoolmimzi

Rod Dreher writes very lovingly of his late sister, Ruthie Leming, in this memoir. Rod is the son who moved away from his small southern town and pursued writing, city life and all the excitements which go along with the fast-paced journalist lifestyle. Ruthie on the other hand, stayed behind, ma...

from seoulful

This is a book that causes us all to reflect upon the support systems we have or do not have in our lives. Are we so indiividualistic that we feel comfortable leading lives apart from any strong connections? Do we steer clear from group relationships or drop relationships when they become demandi...