THE GROWING SEASON
by Sarah Frey (“America’s pumpkin
queen”) was for me a surprisingly inspirational read. Frey tells the story of
growing up in Southern Illinois with a dysfunctional family amidst extreme
poverty. There were so many times when I would have given up – yet, she somehow
found the inner strength to continue on. Examples include how isolated she and
her siblings were and how hard they had to work on the family farm as well as several
amusing anecdotes (“Who needed guard dogs when you had Baa-Baa the ram?”). One especially
vivid memory concerns a dangerous snapping turtle that her father ordered her
to capture; while some readers may find that they question the credibility of a
few events like that one, they will certainly be entertained and encouraged by
Frey’s account, subtitled “How I Saved an American Farm--and Built a New Life.”
Fans of memoirs like Walls’ The Glass Castle and/or stories of
entrepreneurial success will find much to enjoy in THE GROWING SEASON which received a starred review (“A
must-read”) from Library Journal.
Highly recommended.
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