"Little Audrey" by Ruth White is the author's memoir of life in a West Virginia coal mining camp in the 1940s. Audrey was actually Ms. White's older sister and the story is told through her eyes.
In 1948, twelve year old Audrey is recovering from a terrible case of scarlet fever while she copes with poverty, taunts from school mates, and a Father that drinks up much of the families income.
It is Audrey's Mother Olive who holds the family together with love and little else.
Little Audrey is an exceptional work filled with real people and it is one of my favorites for the year.
Craig Zimmerman
In 1948, twelve year old Audrey is recovering from a terrible case of scarlet fever while she copes with poverty, taunts from school mates, and a Father that drinks up much of the families income.
It is Audrey's Mother Olive who holds the family together with love and little else.
Little Audrey is an exceptional work filled with real people and it is one of my favorites for the year.
Craig Zimmerman
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