Following up his bestselling memoir, All Over But the Shoutin', Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bragg again creates a soulful, poignant portrait of working-class Southern life by looking deep into his own family history. This new volume recounts the life of his maternal grandfather, Charlie Bundrum, who died in 1958, one year before Rick was born. Lacking a grandfather, the New York Times reporter sets out to build one "from dirt level, using half-forgotten sayings, half-remembered stories and a few yellowed, brittle, black-and-white photographs. (From Publishers Weekly)
Join us this Thursday, December 3 at the Hudson Library for a lively discussion of Ava's Man by Rick Bragg. Copies of the book are available at the Reserves Desk. Please contact the library at 861-3040 for more information.
Date & Time: Thursday, December 3 @ 1:00 pm
Location: Hudson Library Conference Room
**Registration not required**
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