Viola Goode Liddell
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With a Southern Accent
University of Alabama Press
“Liddell’s autobiography has a sunlit quality and gives a picture of a happy childhood in a little town in Alabama. Her recollections of family life are humorous, nostalgic, vivid and full of the bright, clear air of youth.” – Book of the Month Club News
- Copyright year: 1982
Grass Widow
Making My Way in Depression Alabama
University of Alabama Press, Fire Ant Books
Viola Goode Liddell’s short memoir tells the story of her return to Alabama in search of a husband and a new life. Thirty years old and recently divorced, Liddell comes back to her home state—with her young son—determined to survive, during the depths of the Depression. Liddell narrates the obstacles she faces as a single mother in the 1930s Deep South with self-deprecating humor and a confessional tone that reveal both her intelligence and her unapologetic ambitions.
- Copyright year: 2004
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