Magnolia: A Wilting Flower

Rating:
Summary: Letter to Author from Retired Newspaper Journalist
Review: Dear Barb . . .

To be honest, I VERY seldom read a book any more. I simply have TOO many things to do to take the time to read them.

HOWEVER, as a courtesy to you I read you book this past weekend.

After a few chapters, I couldn't put it down. I had tears in my eyes and was "choked up" as I read the chapters about your relationship with your father and his last days.

You did a beautiful job on the book. Writing it in the third person was a unique way to do an autobiography and you handled it excellently --- and I mean EXCELLENTLY!

When you occasionally re-read your book --- for inspiration and to get ideas for future writing --- do you choice up a bit when you read the parts about your father's death?

I have that experience when I read certain parts of my book.

Although my book is "fiction" it is based on a collection of real life experiences, some mine and some other people's.

The only "autobiography" I am doing is a story of my life for my kids. The nice thing about computers, is that you can add, subtract, and change things and then save them to work on later. I started my life story about ten years ago and add to it whenever I feel inspired. Sometimes that will happen two or three times on one week and sometimes not for more than a year.

What started me on it was talking once to some of my kids about their childhood days. They need to know some of the details about my growing up. I am trying to get Doris to do the same, but she doesn't spend much time on the computer. Eventually I'll get her to change.

Your daughter's story about her kitten was touching. I would be interested in seeing her original --- before you did any editing. She appears to write pretty well and should be encouraged to continue.

Have a good day . . .

Hap

Rating:
Summary: Bought it, Read it, & Loved It; Can't Wait for the Sequel!!!
Review: I bought the book over the Internet, read it, and loved it, and I can't wait for the sequel. This author writes about the ordinary and brings it to life. She takes a small town/city and turns it into high interest. She puts you right in the heart of Strawberry Town with her, and she makes you care. This is a Southern literary memoir set in Louisiana, and I didn't want to put it down until I completed it. It is a page turner that will move the reader emotionally and make you cry as well as laugh. So, get ready to cry with Magnolia, but don't worry she'll cheer you up again as you laugh at the eposides she gets herself and her sister into. A light, easy read you'll enjoy that will take you back to a time when life was simpler and much cheaper. Don't miss this should-be classic piece of literature.

Rating:
Summary: Invest with a Teacher in Magnolia: A Wilting Flower
Review: Invest with a teacher in this thought-provoking, moving story of a young girl who knew what it meant to deal with death, disappointment, heartache, and pain at a young age, but still managed to uses life's obstacles as stepping stones to life's goals, learning most of life's lessons through the school of hard knocks. Magnolia: A Wilting Flower ISBN # 1-59129-430-4 provides the reader with a glimpse of how Barbara J. Robinson came to be the teacher and the person she is today. Not one to let life's disappointments keep her down for long, Barbara learned early that giving up was not an option. Magnolia: A Wilting Flower is an excellent tool for the school and library markets and Young Adults, a heart-warming piece of literature that will have the reader laughing at times and crying at others, emotionally moving the reader as he experiences life in a small Southern town set in America's Antique City, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, where the author recounts her school days, losing her father when she was only four years old on a cold Christmas Day, peer pressure, and the reason she is not a cigarette smoker today among many other interesting episodes among siblings, and attending her first dance, a sock hop, in the gym where Pistol Pete once played basketball and where the movie Pistol Pete was actually filmed, the same school which turned out the teacher she is today. Barbara's passion for reading and writing provides young people with inspiration and encourages them to read and write more on their own. This autobiographical, mainstream novel recounts how her love for both was formed at an early age, and it is this passion that Barbara brings to her classroom and students of today which inspire, encourage, and motivate them. Michael Levy Author of Invest with a Genius What is the Point? Renowned Guest Speaker on Finance, Wellness, and Inspiration Appearing on Radio and TV in the United States and the UK...