Delta Wedding is a vivid and charming portrait of a large southern family, the Fairchilds, who live on a plantation in the Mississippi delta. The story, set in 1923, is exquisitely woven from the ordinary events of family life, centered around the visit of a young relative, Laura McRaven, and the family's preparations for her cousin Dabney's wedding. Eudora Welty uses this book to explore the limits of family and sexuality.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Mississippi
NOLADawn said, "Ok, some more Southern Lit here... MS- Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty"
Delta Wedding is a vivid and charming portrait of a large southern family, the Fairchilds, who live on a plantation in the Mississippi delta. The story, set in 1923, is exquisitely woven from the ordinary events of family life, centered around the visit of a young relative, Laura McRaven, and the family's preparations for her cousin Dabney's wedding. Eudora Welty uses this book to explore the limits of family and sexuality.
Delta Wedding is a vivid and charming portrait of a large southern family, the Fairchilds, who live on a plantation in the Mississippi delta. The story, set in 1923, is exquisitely woven from the ordinary events of family life, centered around the visit of a young relative, Laura McRaven, and the family's preparations for her cousin Dabney's wedding. Eudora Welty uses this book to explore the limits of family and sexuality.
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Hi, Bonnie! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I just finished The Year of Jubilo by Howard Bahr, which was set in Mississippi in 1865. A wonderful peek into post-Civil War Mississippi. Here is my review.
All the best,
Jill
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